The Finest Hotel in Kabul : A People’s History of Afghanistan SIGNED, Lyse Doucet

The Finest Hotel in Kabul : A People’s History of Afghanistan SIGNED, Lyse DoucetNew SIGNED Hardback In 1969, the luxury Hotel Inter Continental Kabul opened its doors: a glistening white box, high on a hill, that reflected Afghanistans hopes of becoming a modern country, connected to the world. Lyse Doucet first checked into the Inter Continental on Christmas Eve 1988. In the decades since, she has witnessed a Soviet evacuation, a devastating civil war, the US invasion, and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban, all from within

”—Stephen Brumwell

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