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Four suspected Taliban members attack the Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people.

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Taliban

Islamist militant organization in control of Afghanistan

The Taliban, which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is an Afghan political and militant movement with an ideology comprising elements of the Deobandi movement of Islamic fundamentalism. It ruled approximately 75% of Afghanistan from…
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2014 Kabul Serena Hotel shooting

Taliban attack in Afghanistan

On 20 March 2014, Taliban militants carried out a mass shooting in the restaurant of the Kabul Serena Hotel, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The shooting, which took place in a hotel popular with foreigners and wealthy Afghans, killed nine civilians, including five foreigners. The attack…
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Kabul Grand Hotel

Luxury hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan

The Kabul Grand Hotel is a luxury hotel in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. It is located between Wazir Akbar Khan and Deh Afghanan neighborhoods, near the Arg and next to Zarnegar Park.
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