The finest hotel in Kabul a people's history of Afghanistan
"The story of a hotel. The story of a nation. When the Inter-Continental Hotel opened in central Kabul in 1969, it reflected the hopes of Afghanistan: a glistening white edifice that embodied the country's dreams of becoming an affluent, modern power. Five decades later, the Inter-Continental is a d...
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Toronto, Ontario :
Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Canada,
2025
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The Year of Reckoning. Part I: The Golden Years. Hazrat's Hotel
- The Prince's Order
- The Bloody Fall
- Red Christmas
- Part II: The Red Years. Amanullah's Ambition
- Room Service and Reconciliation
- Russia Checks Out
- Part III: The Dark Years. Mohammad and the Mujahideen
- The Agony
- Hope on the Hill
- Part IV: The White Years. Taliban Check-In
- Holy Hospitality
- The Tallest Towers
- A New Day
- Part V: The Years of Light and Dark. Abida's Ashak
- A Royal Return
- Abida's Elections
- Mohammad's Mourning
- Collapse
- Inside the Cleaners' Closet
- Part VI: The Year of a Little Hope. Sadeq's Smile
- The Danger Hours
- Conclusion: The Year of Reckoning.
