Taliban is taking over the operation of Afghanistan's only luxurious hotel in Kabul, more than a decade ago he launched a deadly attack there in which nine people were killed. Serena Hotel said on Friday that it was shutting down its operations in the capital of Afghanistan on 1 February, and the Hotel State Ond Corporation will take over it. The Ministry of Finance is maintained by the corporation.

The Finance Ministry was not available for immediate comments. Neither Serena nor the government clarified the conditions under which the ownership of the hotel is being changed. The Taliban first targeted Serena in 2008 and then in 2014. Acting Internal Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani admitted to planning a 2008 attack, killing eight people, including American citizen Thor David Hela.

A statement by Brand Serena, owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, states that it has trained thousands of Afghan citizens, hosted a large number of foreign guests and delegations and set up high international standards in hospitality standards. It asked people to direct their questions to Hotel State Ond Corporation. Kabul is no longer seen as a destination on Serena website.

According to the information given on the website of the Finance Ministry, the mission of the corporation is to revive and develop the hotel industry of Afghanistan. It operates three other hotels in Afghanistan, two in Kabul and one in Nangarhar. Tourism officer Mohammad Sayeed told the Associated Press last year that he wanted Afghanistan to become the center of tourism.

At that time, indicating that the country was preparing for more foreign visitors, Serena reopen her female spa and salon for foreign women after being closed for months, but under the pressure of the authorities, she was again has been closed.

The Taliban has deprived women of public places and education including gym, parks. Last year, he ordered the closure of the beauty salon, reportedly because he provided prohibited services by Islam.