breaking news Shootings and explosion in Kabul hotel housing foreigners: Taliban sources
Locals said the attack was carried out in a building where Chinese and other foreigners usually stay. A spokesman for the Taliban-led Afghan administration, Zabihullah Mujahid, confirmed to Reuters the existence of an attack in Kabul, but said they would not be able to provide more information at this time. stadium.
Gunmen opened fire inside a hotel in central Kabul that housed foreigners on Monday, two Taliban sources told Reuters, during the latest violence in Afghanistan as they try to stabilize after the withdrawal foreign forces led by the United States.
Firing continued at the Shahr-e-Naw area hotel and a fire broke out on one of the floors, the sources said, adding they expected casualties.
A video posted to Twitter by a reporter in Kabul showed smoke billowing from a multi-storey building, with a lower floor on fire. The video could not be independently verified by Reuters.
Locals said the attack was carried out in a building where Chinese and other foreigners usually stay. Firing continued after hearing a powerful explosion, they said.
A spokesman for the Taliban-led Afghan administration, Zabihullah Mujahid, confirmed to Reuters the existence of an attack in Kabul, but said they would not be able to provide more information at this time. stadium.
China’s official Xinhua news agency reported that the attack took place near a Chinese guest house and that its embassy in Kabul was closely monitoring the situation.
The embassy did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Several bombings and shootings have taken place in Afghanistan in recent months, some of which have been claimed by Islamic State militants.
The Islamist Taliban, which took power after US-led foreign forces withdrew in August 2021, said they were focused on securing the country.
(Edited by : Anouchka Sharma)
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