2014 Kabul Serena Hotel shooting

Taliban attack in Afghanistan 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack March 2021 2014 Kabul Serena Hotel attack the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Serena Hotel in Kabul.jpg Kabul Serena Hotel Kabul, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 34 31 14 N 69 10 41 E type:event_region:AF-KAB inline,title Foreign election observers and journalists yes 2014 03 20 20:30 23:30 UTC+4:30 Suicide attack 9http://bigstory.ap.org/article/afghan-official-says-9-people-including-4-foreigners-killed-attack-kabul-hotel Afghan Official says 9 People, including 4 Foreigners, Killed in Attack on Kabul hotel The Big Story Associated Press 22 March 2014 22 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140322001751/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/afghan-official-says-9-people-including-4-foreigners-killed-attack-kabul-hotel dead 2 Taliban On 20 March 2014, Taliban militants carried out a mass shooting in the restaurant of the Kabul Serena Hotel, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The shooting, which took place in a hotel popular with foreigners and wealthy Afghans, killed nine civilians, including five foreigners. The attack was a shock to many as it took place in a heavily fortified area of Kabul.Nine killed in Kabul hotel attack BBC News 21 March 2014 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26675253 4 February 2018 24 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180324020537/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26675253 live Attack Four teenage Taliban militants smuggled firearms broken down into pieces in their shoes and socks and then hid in the hotel for several hours before commencing the attack. Armed with small handguns, the gunmen stormed the hotel's restaurant at around 8:30–9:00pm, firing on guests as they dined and celebrated Nowruz, the Persian new year. Guests in the hotel barricaded themselves in their rooms and others fled. Nine people were killed, including Ahmad Sardar (a prominent Afghan journalist), Sardar's wife and two of their children, a Canadian, a New Zealander, two Bangladeshis, and a Paraguayan diplomat.AFP reporter, family among nine killed in Kabul hotel attack https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/afp-reporter-family-among-nine-killed-in-kabul-hotel-attack-554733 2022-03-20 NDTV 20 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220320111420/https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/afp-reporter-family-among-nine-killed-in-kabul-hotel-attack-554733 live 20 March 2014 Diplomático paraguayo fallece en un ataque de talibanes en hotel de Kabul es Paraguayan diplomat dies in Taliban attack on Kabul hotel ABC Color https://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/politica/diplomatico-paraguayo-fallece-en-un-ataque-de-talibanes-en-hotel-de-kabul-1226940.html live 21 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210321002959/https://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/politica/diplomatico-paraguayo-fallece-en-un-ataque-de-talibanes-en-hotel-de-kabul-1226940.html 21 March 2021 Afghan security forces responded to the attack, sealing off the hotel and launching a hunt for the gunmen. One of the militants was killed by armed hotel staff while the other three hid in the hotel. The search for the gunmen lasted several hours and ended when Afghan commandos killed them.Rosenberg Matthew Ahmed Azam Illusion of Safety at Afghan Haven Is Shattered The New York Times 11 March 2014 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/22/world/asia/gunmen-open-fire-at-a-luxury-hotel-in-afghanistan.html 4 February 2018 5 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180205001144/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/22/world/asia/gunmen-open-fire-at-a-luxury-hotel-in-afghanistan.html live Nine dead in Kabul hotel attack Al Jazeera America 25 August 2015 http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/21/kabul-hotel-attackvictims.html 4 February 2018 23 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004709/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/21/kabul-hotel-attackvictims.html live Victims + Deaths by nationality Country Number Afghanistan 2013 4 New Zealand 1 Canada 1 Bangladesh 2 Paraguay 1 Total 9 Notable victims: Ahmad Sardar, Afghan journalist for Agence France-Presse.AFP reporter, family among nine killed in Kabul hotel attack https://news.yahoo.com/least-eight-civilians-killed-kabul-hotel-attack-035801809.html IANS Yahoo! News 21 March 2014 22 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140322030739/http://news.yahoo.com/least-eight-civilians-killed-kabul-hotel-attack-035801809.html live Perpetrators The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.Mahr Krista Nine Dead in a Hotel Bloodbath: Welcome to Campaign Season in Kabul Time 21 March 2014 https://time.com/32976/kabul-serena-hotel-nine-killed-taliban/ 4 February 2018 21 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140321104826/http://time.com/32976/kabul-serena-hotel-nine-killed-taliban/ live The Afghan National Directorate of Security blamed Pakistani intelligence agencies for carrying out the attack, further adding that it was "unusual" that Pakistani nationals were not present in the hotel at the time of the attack.https://www.khaama.com/pakistans-isi-plotted-attack-on-serena-hotel-in-kabul-nds-2915/ Pakistan's ISI plotted attack on Serena hotel in Kabul: NDS 25 March 2014 The Khaama Press News Agency en-US 25 February 2019 Ghanizada Ahmad Shah 24 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190224062545/https://www.khaama.com/pakistans-isi-plotted-attack-on-serena-hotel-in-kabul-nds-2915/ live However, it was reported that one Pakistani national was killed during the shootinghttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/21/taliban-gunmen-kill-nine-kabul-serena-hotel Taliban gunmen kill nine civilians in attack at Kabul's Serena hotel Graham-Harrison Emma 21 March 2014 The Guardian 13 April 2024 en-GB 0261-3077 5 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190605000155/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/21/taliban-gunmen-kill-nine-kabul-serena-hotel live https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26675253 Nine killed in Kabul hotel attack 21 March 2014 25 February 2019 en-GB 22 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190622094905/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26675253 live BBC News although the Pakistani foreign office issued a statement saying the national was alive but in a coma as well as condemning the attack.https://tribune.com.pk/story/685883/serena-hotel-pakistani-injured-not-killed-in-kabul-attack/ Serena Hotel: Pakistani injured, not killed, in Kabul attack 22 March 2014 The Express Tribune en-US 25 February 2019 26 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190226112620/https://tribune.com.pk/story/685883/serena-hotel-pakistani-injured-not-killed-in-kabul-attack/ live Aftermath The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe withdrew their election observers in response to the attack; one victim was an observer working for the NDI.Donati Jessica 2014-03-23 Election observers pull foreign staff out of Afghanistan after hotel attack en Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-afghanistan-election-idUKBREA2M0GJ20140323 2021-03-22 11 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211111140936/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-afghanistan-election-idUKBREA2M0GJ20140323 live See also 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack: a similar attack that occurred on the same hotel six years prior 2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack: an attack by the Taliban on a Kabul guesthouse hosting foreign nationals List of Islamist terrorist attacks List of terrorist attacks in Kabul List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2014 References 30em Category:2010s crimes in Kabul Serena Hotel attack 2014 Category:2014 massacres in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Category:2014 murders in Afghanistan Category:Attacks in Afghanistan in 2014 Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2014 Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Kabul Category:Attacks on hotels in Afghanistan Category:March 2014 in Afghanistan Category:2014 mass murders Category:Mass murders in Kabul Category:Mass shootings in Afghanistan Category:Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Category:Murder–suicides in Asia Category:Taliban attacks in Kabul Category:Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2014 Category:Terrorist incidents in Kabul