Australians have been warned not to travel to Afghanistan despite a recent spike in tourism to the Taliban-controlled country .

Updated advice from Smartraveller listed terror attacks, kidnappings, and arbitrary detention among the risks Western tourists face in the Central Asian nation.

"Do not book a tourist trip to Afghanistan, even if offered by reputable operators," it read.

"Westerners, including Australians, have recently been shot, injured or killed while on a guided tour in Afghanistan."

Tourism in Afghanistan has risen significantly in the four years since the Taliban takeover.

The Taliban took control on August 15, 2021 and declared an 'interim government' that has remained in power ever since.

Fewer than 700 tourists visited in 2021.

That figure rose to more

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