How to holiday in Afghanistan

For almost 30 years, Afghanistan has existed mainly as a virtual travel destination. It had been at the forefront of the hippy trail in the 60s and 70s that in many ways served as a harbinger for modern adventure travel, but since the country began its bloody turmoil with the Soviet invasion, any traveller dreaming of Kabul had to satisfy themselves by curling into a chair with a copy of "A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush".