Symbol of post-Taliban hotel attacked

In Kabul's luxury Serena Hotel, the Taliban has opened a bloody new chapter in their insurgency. At the cost of a four-man suicide squad — including one attacker armed with an explosive vest — the militant Islamic group has calculated rightly that it can land a huge psychological blow against the shaky authority of the Afghan Government and its supporters in the West, writes Richard Beeston.

Aust 15 Jan 2008
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