GLORIOUS LAST MINUTE RATES OFFERED AT KABUL'S HOTEL INTER-CONTINENTAL.



Among the things you need to know: There are only 'smoking' rooms.. literally. The pool is closed as airborne commandos need an insertion point now that the roof is ablaze. Your room deposit is, well, let's say non-refundable. If you do not have your own AK-47, one will be available from the concierge foxhole as long as you are above the age of four. And, finally, the Roaming Gnome is too busy for autographs while trying to fill sudden similarly decreased occupancy in Greece. Damn shame to see such horror come to a stable, beautiful, together, nation such as Afghanistan. A view of the pool, during a lest 'festive' evening, is at top.