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Kabul’s Iconic Intercontinental Hotel Under Taliban Management

The Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan's inaugural luxury hotel, once renowned for its lavish parties, is now supervised by the Taliban.

  • Editor Staff
  • September 30, 2023
Kabul, Afghanistan - July 25, 2023: Aerial view of Intercontinental Hotel Kabul
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The Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan’s inaugural luxury hotel, once renowned for its lavish parties, is now supervised by the Taliban. Despite the country’s tumultuous past, the hotel remains an emblematic structure: ruling over the Intercontinental signifies ruling over Kabul and Afghanistan at large. Today, an ambitious endeavor is underfoot, compelling Taliban and non-Taliban members to cooperate in administrative and business tasks. This experiment, visible within the hotel’s operations, may offer a hint into Afghanistan’s prospective fate.
  

Key Points: 

  1. The Intercontinental Hotel, once a symbol of luxury in Kabul, is currently managed by the Taliban.
  2. Following their takeover in August 2021, the Taliban have initiated a major effort to blend their members with the non-Taliban workforce in administrative and government-linked roles.
  3. Samiullah Faqiri, a young marketing manager at the Intercontinental, is striving to boost the hotel’s profits and occupancy, despite the economic hardships faced by the majority of Afghans.
  4. The hotel serves as a microcosm of the broader attempt at collaboration, highlighted by Faqiri and Mohammed Elyas Niazai, a Taliban member, working side by side.
  5. This collaborative initiative might hold the key to future peace and potential reconciliation in Afghanistan.

 

Source: https://www.nzz.ch/english/inside-the-intercontinental-in-kabul-the-luxury-hotel-run-by-the-taliban-ld.1756704 

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