© Michael Obert

Michael Obert strolls through Kabul and catches sight of a sign: „Bike and car rental, security service with up to 3000 armed men.“ It’s not going to be the last surprise the German travel journalist experiences in the Afghan capital. Oberts reportage „Camping in Kabul” was published in his book „Die Ränder der Welt“ as well as in „The Journal“ (New York). We are pleased to present the story online. Over the next few days „Camping in Kabul“ will be released in five parts (both German and English) on Flare.

Michael Obert, born in 1966, is a German book author and journalist who writes for Geo, Stern, Die Zeit, and many other prestigious periodicals in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, as well for Courrier International (Paris), The Journal (New York) and Himal Southasian (Katmandu). He reports mainly from Africa, Latin America, and Central Asia, and has written several books on the Islamic world. Obert currently lives in Berlin.