The Observer on MSN

The hotel that tells the story of Kabul

Lyse Doucet's finely observed portrait of the Inter-Continental hotel opens a window on to years of upheaval in Afghanistan, from civil war to the return of the Taliban ...

Pakistan airstrikes kill 10 civilians in Afghanistan; Kabul says will 'retaliate'

KABUL: At least 10 civilians were killed and a dozen more were injured late Friday in a Pakistani strike on a border province ...
The Economist

Cocktails and coups: the view from a luxury hotel in Kabul

In her new book she traces the tumultuous history of Afghanistan as it has been experienced at the Hotel InterContinental Kabul. The “InterCon”—the first luxury hotel in Afghanistan—opened in 1969. It ...
France 24 on MSN

Kabul blames Pakistan for renewed air strikes that kill at least 10

Pakistan launched air strikes in Afghanistan late Friday, killing at least 10 people and shattering a fragile 48-hour ...