For now he closes. Attached several times, he was from AGA Khan
The Taliban took control of the luxurious Serena Hotel in the center of Kabul, open 20 years ago and owned by the Aga Khan Foundation, said the hotel chain, announcing that from today it closes the activity, at least for now. The hotel was the target of several attacks by the Taliban, before they resumed power in 2021. “The Serena Hotel in Kabul closes its activity with effect from February 1, 2025”, reads a statement of the hotel management .
The hotel, described as “emblem” of the Afghan capital, no longer appears among the destinations offered by the hotel chain on its website. Contact by AFP, the Taliban authorities did not issue immediate statements, as did the Aga Khan foundation, based in Switzerland.
After the return to the power of the Taliban in August 2021, the United States and the United Kingdom had asked their citizens to avoid the hotels of Kabul, including the Serena. A suicidal attack struck the hotel in January 2008 while the Norwegian Foreign Minister sophisticated to you, killing 6 people, including an American journalist and a Norwegian. The current Taliban interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, was accused of being the creator of the attack. The structure was again attacked in March 2014 by an reinforced Taliban commando who killed nine people, including an FP journalist and his family.
The hotel, before the conflict, was described as a “welcoming place for state visitors, diplomats, government officials, businessmen, families and travelers from all over the world”. A role was also attributed to the role of economic opportunities for local communities and companies “, and also in sinking responsibility works to women.
