The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan by Lyse Doucet [Paperback]

Lyse Doucet tells the history of modern Afghanistan through the story of Kabul’s Inter-Continental Hotel, which opened in 1969 and remained operating through decades of political upheaval, including coups, the Soviet occupation, the US-led invasion and the rise and fall of the Taliban. Through the lives and experiences of the hotel’s staff, the book presents a deeply human account of Afghanistan’s history, its people and their resilience.