The Survival Guide to Kabul©

Published internationally in July 2003 as Kabul: The Bradt Mini Guide.

First published in Kabul in September 2002 as a pamphlet.

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What’s new FOR DAILY UPDATES CHECK AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE Bulletin Board. ARCHIVE · July – November 2003 The Afghanistan Foreign Press Association – launched in May 2004 - a first port of call for visiting journalists and a source of practical information. More details… 2004 December 3 2004 Pictures: Restaurant Update. Pictures: Kabul and Afghanistan in 1967-69. Pictures: Dominic Medley photo exhibition. July 2004 Restaurants Update article from AFGHAN SCENE MAGAZINE. Flower Street Catering menu. Mediterraneo Club menu. Dr. Whitney Azoy lectures on Buzkashi. Hotels Update article from AFGHAN SCENE MAGAZINE. Walking in Kabul articles. June 2004 Afghan Scene Magazine launched. May 14 2004 Pictures: The Kabul Golf Club. April 30 2004 Pictures: Elbow Room Restaurant and Bar. April 1 2004 OUT NOW AND ON THE STREETS: KABUL SCENE MAGAZINE With articles from Ahmed Rashid, Christina Lamb, Lyse Doucet, Said Tayeb Jawad and others this magazine helps the street children. 4000 have been printed thanks to the generosity of the advertisers. The children receive the magazine for free and sell it for as much they can with a recommended price of $2. The published articles also appear online. More… Kabul pictures from Norwegian photo journalist Kjetil Palmquist. March 27 2004 Pictures: ISAF Patrol, Paghman. March 25 2004 Pictures: In the Bibi Mahro Hill Minefield. March 24 2004 Pictures: An Evening at the Nomad Carpet Gallery – $1000 raised for charity. March 20 2004 Pictures: Afghan New Year kebabs at the Mustafa Hotel courtyard. March 10 2004 Pictures: The Survival Guide to Kabul hosted an evening with the Bookseller of Kabul, Shah Mohammad Rais. March 6 2004 Pictures: The Survival Guide to Kabul hosted an exclusive tour of Kabul Museum. The Essential Field Guide to Afghanistan – the fully revised second edition. Details… And what the Field guide says about Kabul: The Bradt Mini Guide: “The Survival Guide to Kabul, Dominic Medley & Jude Barrand, Bradt Travel Guides Ltd (England, 2003) - ISBN 1 84162 085 8. Small but perfectly formed pocket guide, essential for anyone visiting Kabul. Some copies are sold by street children, who keep the profits.” February 18 2004 Pictures: The Survival Guide to Kabul hosted An Evening at the Nomad Carpet Shop. February 17 2004 New restaurant: Taste. IWPR: Afghanistan Rolls Out the Welcome Mat Developers are rushing to provide luxury hotel accommodation for visitors to the capital. January 18 2004 Letter to the New York Times: The Bookseller’s Life by Vanni Cappelli. Profile: The Bookseller of Kabul. December 30 2003 New website for the Deutscher Hof Restaurant: www.deutscher-hof-kabul.com. Photos Kabul, November 2003, by Tokyo photojournalist Charles Pertwee. December 2003 Outside Magazine: The Kabul Express article begins with the launch of the Kabul Mini Guide in June 2003. December 5 2003 USA Today features Kabul Mini Guide on front page of travel section: Online article (see full article). November 22 2003 The Guardian: “The mini-guide to Kabul (£9.95) would make a good stocking-filler.” Check article. The Sunday Times Afghanistan Appeal Christina Lamb (The Sewing Circles of Herat) has let us know about this year’s Christmas Appeal. The newspaper is supporting Afghan Connection and Sandy Gall’s Afghanistan Appeal. To donate click: www.justgiving.com/sundaytimes/. For more information see Christina’s article on the Bulletin Board and The Times. November 29 2003 Profile: The Bookseller of Kabul. Pictures: Bomb damage at the Intercontinental Hotel. November 28 2003 The Guardian: Pilgrims flock to pay tribute to the Afghan Elvis. November 24 2003 BBC: Many Afghans see bright future. November 22 2003 VOA: Bomb Blast Causes Minor Damage. AP: Rocket explodes outside major Kabul hotel. The Guardian: List of attacks in Kabul. Photo Story: Intercontinental Hotel November 20 2003 In Memoriam: Bettina Goislard, UNHCR. November 18 2003 BBC: UN puts Afghan operations on hold. Reuters: NATO on trial as Afghanistan spins out of control. November 17 2003 UNHCR: UNHCR suspends activities after staff member killed in eastern Afghanistan. AP: U.N. Suspending Some Afghan Operations. November 13 2003 RFE/RL: Afghanistan: Two Years Later, Taliban's Sudden Withdrawal From Kabul Still Affecting Transition. The Guardian: Red Kabul revisited. Are the US rulers of Afghanistan at last adopting the agenda of their Soviet predecessors? November 12 2003 BBC: Regenerating Afghanistan’s Buddha region. Globe and Mail: Brave man guards Kabul gold. November 3 2003 USA Today: Afghanistan unveils long delayed constitution. November 3 2003 The Guardian: Nightmare sequel to bestseller on Kabul family life. November 2 2003 BBC: UN seeks to bolster Afghan leader. UN: Security Council mission arrives in Afghanistan to back central Government.

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