Getting drunk in Kabul bars? Pass the sick bag

"Kabul is the new Beirut." This frivolous drivel fell from the mouth of a journalist in Afghanistan. She was effervescent with excitement about the prospect of Kabul's expatriate bars being even more hip than those in Beirut. Beirut – where they dance to the beat of the bombs, where alcohol flows freely and women are freer still. -- Getting drunk in Kabul bars? Pass the sick bag - guardian

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