Society & Culture

Lyse Doucet: The Finest Hotel in Kabul

Sydney Writers' Festival by Sydney Writers' Festival

Jul 8, 202658:34Society & Culture

The history of the Kabul Inter-Continental Hotel is the history of a nation. Built in 1969, it has stood through Soviet occupation, multiple coups, a civil war, a US invasion and waves of Taliban control. Legendary inter...

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Lyse Doucet: The Finest Hotel in Kabul is an episode from Sydney Writers' Festival by Sydney Writers' Festival. The history of the Kabul Inter-Continental Hotel is the history of a nation. Built in 1969, it has stood through Soviet occupati...

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Published Jul 8, 2026, 58:34 long, audio available.

Lyse Doucet: The Finest Hotel in Kabul

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