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How a luxury hotel in Afghanistan tells the story of a nation

How a luxury hotel in Afghanistan tells the story of a nation

Update: 2025-11-131
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Lyse Doucet, Canadian journalist and the BBC's Chief International Correspondent, takes us inside the Intercontinental Hotel in her new book: The Finest Hotel in Kabul, A People's History of Afghanistan

The hotel is an Afghan landmark that has seen every chapter in the country's history, and so has its staff. She explains why their stories matter, what they teach us about the country -- and how she hopes these kinds of narratives can help the rest of the world care about Afghanistan. 


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How a luxury hotel in Afghanistan tells the story of a nation

How a luxury hotel in Afghanistan tells the story of a nation