Lyse Doucet: The Finest Hotel in Kabul

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 international war correspondent Lyse Doucet arrived at the ‘Inter-Con’ for the first time in 1988. The Finest Hotel in Kabul chronicles 40 years of visits, during which Lyse reported on events that made world news and formed intimate connections with the people of Kabul.

Join her in conversation with Debbie Whitmont as she reflects on the story of modern Afghanistan as told by its people.