The Finest Hotel in Kabul Robert Tregoning From literary London to Jamaica's

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The Finest Hotel in Kabul Robert Tregoning From literary London to Jamaica'sBy: Lyse Doucet Published by Penguin Group, 2025 11 04 A NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON FICTION The story of a hotel. The story of a nation. When the Inter Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistans first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to the world. More than fifty years on, the Inter Continental is still standing. It has endured Soviet