A staff reporter at the Agence France-Presse news agency was killed in a Taliban attack on Kabul's Serena hotel, it was confirmed today.
Sardar Ahmad, 40, was shot dead along with his wife and two of his three children when four teenage gunmen attacked the hotel yesterday.
An AFP staff photographer identified the four bodies at a city hospital and said the family's youngest son was undergoing emergency treatment after being badly wounded in the attack.
Four teenage gunmen with pistols hidden in their socks managed to penetrate several layers of security to attack the hotel, a prestigious venue favoured by foreign visitors to the capital, last night.
The assault came on the eve of Nawroz, the Persian New Year which is a major holiday in Afghanistan, and the hotel was hosting special celebrations.
