Local Planning
Routes and transport that fit the day.
Standard journeys use 4WD vehicles and trusted drivers. Timing and routing are planned around road conditions, seasons, access, and the itinerary in front of us.
Working From Kabul
We do not parachute in for the season.
Leadership is American-led and the team is Afghan. President / Co-Founder James “Amir” Sidiqi and Vice President / Co-Founder Mohammad “Edrees” Rahimi run the company from Kabul.
We plan tourism, documentary work, expeditions, and related logistics with people we already know. Drivers, guides, hotel partners, and local contacts are part of the working relationships behind each journey.
The question everyone asks is whether a trip is “safe.” We will not answer that with a guarantee. We answer it with routing, local coordination, and a willingness to change the day.
Your safety is planned, not promised.
What Makes Us Different
Local planning, cultural context, and routes built for real conditions.
Cultural Access
Respectful visits beyond the surface.
Religious sites, historic monuments, bazaars, restaurants, and community encounters are approached with cultural awareness and local guidance.
Routes That Can Change
The itinerary is a plan, not a promise to a road.
If a pass, road, flight, or destination is the wrong call that week, we adjust the route, change the day, or wait rather than force the itinerary.
Beyond the Headlines
Afghanistan is not a checkbox. It is a conversation.
Travelers remember the monuments, mountains, and ancient cities. But they also remember the tea, the markets, the conversations, the local guides, the drivers, and the people who welcomed them along the way.
Our job is to make that access possible through disciplined planning, local guidance, clear expectations, and respect for Afghanistan’s culture and operating environment.
Operator & Licensing
James Tourist & Travel Agency
AfghanTours operates through James Tourist & Travel Agency, a licensed Kabul-based tour operator. The company coordinates our trip planning, traveler support, provincial movement, local partners, ground transport, and on-the-road operations.
- License
- ATO-KBL-1617
- Registered office
- 2nd Floor, Majid Mall, Shahr-e-Naw, District 10, Kabul
- Operating base
- Kabul, Afghanistan
Leadership
American-led leadership. Afghan operations on the ground.
President / Co-Founder
James “Amir” Sidiqi
On-the-ground Afghanistan experience since 2010 across logistics, contracting, mining, tourism, media support, and expedition coordination.
Vice President / Co-Founder
Mohammad “Edrees” Rahimi
Afghan leadership, cultural knowledge, provincial coordination, and the local relationships behind day-to-day travel planning.
Plan With Us
Start with the trip you actually want to take.
Letter of Invitation support is part of every booked tour. Provincial travel permits for the itinerary are processed in advance. AfghanTours does not issue visas. Travelers should read their own government’s travel advisory and arrange insurance that covers Afghanistan.