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US warns against it, but influencers are flocking here

Isobel Yeung

By Mick Krever and Isobel Yeung, CNN

Published 6:59 AM EDT, Mon August 18, 2025

Isobel Yeung speaks with influencer Keith Sinclair in Kabul, Afghanistan.

US warns against it, but influencers are flocking here

Four years after the Taliban took power, influencers are traveling to Afghanistan in droves. CNN's Isobel Yeung met up in Kabul with Keith Sinclair, who’s driving his car around the world.

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Isobel Yeung speaks with influencer Keith Sinclair in Kabul, Afghanistan.

US warns against it, but influencers are flocking here

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