Kabul Longan Hotel (‘Kabul Hotel’ building in Shahr-e-Naw’s Burj alley) is a multi-storey complex popular with Chinese business people who are visiting Afghanistan in increasing numbers since the Taliban's return. Armed men opened fire on Monday, Dec 12, 2022 inside Lonagan Hotel in central Kabul that housed some foreigners, two Taliban sources said, in the latest violence to hit the country as it tries to stabilize after the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties. Residents of the Shahr-e-Naw area in Kabul said shootings continued in the area after a powerful explosion.(20221212)