The barber of Kabul

Architect Jolyon Leslie has known the Afghan capital for decades and witnessed its changing fortunes. Here he tells of the fragile city’s changing make-up with the help of the man who cuts his hair

The World Today Updated 5 October 2020 Published 1 August 2012 6 minute READ

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