The Taliban are taking over the operations of Afghanistan’s only luxury hotel in Kabul, more than a decade after they launched a deadly attack there that killed nine people. The Serena Hotel said Friday it was closing its operations in the Afghan capital on Feb.

The Taliban has taken control of Kabul's only luxury hotel, the Serena Hotel, after presumably negotiating terms with the finance ministry. While the Serena will cease operations, the Hotel State Owned Corporation will oversee operations.

The Kabul Serena Hotel has officially ceased operations as of February 1, 2025, after nearly 20 years of service in Afghanistan’s hospitality sector. The announcement was released today on the official Facebook page of Serena Hotels,

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Kabul no longer appears as a destination on the Serena website. According to information on the finance ministry website, the corporation's mission is to revive and develop Afghanistan's hotel industry. It operates three other hotels in Afghanistan ...