A Luxury Travel Blog » Afghanistan http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com Keep up to date with the luxury end of the travel market. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Breaking news: InterContinental Kabul under attack http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2011/06/28/breaking-news-intercontinental-kabul-under-attack/ http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/2011/06/28/breaking-news-intercontinental-kabul-under-attack/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:55:26 +0000 Paul Johnson http://www.aluxurytravelblog.com/?p=10868 Breaking news: InterContinental Kabul under attack is a post from A Luxury Travel Blog

]]> Tragic news is coming from one of Kabul’s most closely-guarded hotels.  Apparently the Intercontinental Kabul – a hotel popular with Westerners – has come under attack from gunmen and suicide bombers.  The Taliban have claimed responsibility and at least 10 people are reported dead. Although Kabul has been relatively stable for some time, violence and disruption in the city has increased since the death of Osama bin Laden.

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]]> Fire!A fire  broke out at the five-star Kabul InterContinental Hotel yesterday. The cause of the fire – which occurred just after 6pm – is currently unknown although some staff have been taken  into custody for investigation.   The blaze was brought under control within one and a half hours and thankfully there  have been  no casualties.

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