Safi Landmark Hotel is a four star

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, in

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. It was opened in 2005 with the attached Kabul City Center mall. The hotel has nine floors and contains 90 rooms, according to SnapTravel. The Safi Landmark hotel is located in

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Kabul near governmental offices, ministries, UN and embassies. It is approximately 15 minutes by road from

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Incidents

The hotel was near the site of a

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on February 26, 2010 that killed 17 people, to which the

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spokesman

Zabiullah Mujahid Zabihullah Mujahid ( ps, ; ''Ẕabīḥullāh Mujāhid'' ; also spelled Dhabih Allah Mujahid) is an Afghan official Central spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 25 October 2021 and Deputy Ministry of Information and Culture s ...

claimed the group's responsibility. The hotel was targeted again in another suicide bombing on February 14, 2011 at its entrance, killing three guards. The hotel was at the time frequented by foreigners.

References

External links

Official Safi Landmark Hotel website
Hotels in Kabul Hotels established in 2005 2005 establishments in Afghanistan {{Afghanistan-struct-stub