US warns citizens to avoid Kabul hotel, vicinity citing ‘security threats’

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In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, Marines assist with security at an evacuation control checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

KABUL: The United States has asked its citizens to avoid travelling to the Serena Hotel in Kabul and its vicinity because of security threats. “U.S. citizens who are at or near the Serena Hotel should leave immediately,” US State Department said. (ANI)