Afghanistan: Loud blast, gunshots heard at a Kabul hotel popular with Chinese visitors

Afghanistan Kabul Hotel Blast: According to news agency AFP, the building was frequently visited by Chinese businessmen in Kabul. Former ToloNews journalist, Addulhaq Omeri posted videos of the attack on his Twitter handle.

Kabul blast latest updates: A powerful blast rocked a hotel in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday (December 12) afternoon. Locals reported hearing gunshots too following the defeaning blast. The bomb blast took place in a hotel which is frequented by Chinese visitors, reports said.

According to news agency AFP, the building was frequently visited by Chinese businessmen in Kabul. Former ToloNews journalist, Addulhaq Omeri posted videos of the attack on his Twitter handle.

Reports said that armed attackers had stormed Hotel Star-e-Naw in the posh Sharenow area of Kabul. The attackers are still inside the hotel building, reports said.

Taliban security forces have cordoned off the area and gun fight is on till the reports last filtered in.

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The blast came a day after a mortar landed near Afghanistan`s Spin Boldak gate, resulting in the death of 4 people and injuries to 20 others. Spin Boldak is a border town in the southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, next to Pakistan`s border.

Taking to Twitter, ToloNews informed, “At least four people were killed and 20 others were wounded after a mortar landed near Spin Boldak gate.

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According to the source, the clashes are still ongoing between the Islamic Emirate and Pakistani military, TOLONews added. In reply to the previous tweet, TOLONews added that the videos showed the injured being taken to the hospital at Chaman crossing, across the Durand Line.

This incident occurred amid reports of ongoing clashes between the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani military at the Afghan-Pakistan border.