Armed men open fire inside a hotel in central Kabul popular with Chinese nationals, in the latest violence in Afghanistan as government tries to stabilise the country following the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces
The Taliban government claims to have improved security since storming back to power in August last year, but there have been scores of bomb blasts and attacks, many claimed by a Daesh-inspired group.
The unidentified gunmen launch the attack on the multi-storey Kabul Longan Hotel on Monday, with witnesses reporting multiple blasts and several bursts of gunfire. While the firing was continuing in the hotel on Monday, a fire also broke out on one of the floors, according to witnesses.
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