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Kabul restaurants affected by bombing

2014-01-22 36 Dailymotion

For expats living and working in Kabul, dining out has recently become an even more dangerous luxury.<br/> <br />An attack at a restaurant last week in which 13 foreigners were killed has left similar establishments nearly deserted.<br/> <br />Mohammad Azim Popal owns the Sufi Restaurant and says his cliental has gone down almost 100%.<br/> <br />Before the attack business was good, he said. But after the attack we only get two or three people per night.<br/> <br />Friday's suicide bombing and shooting at a Lebanese restaurant popular with foreigners put a major damper on businesses in Kabul.<br/> <br />One IMF worker and three U.N. workers were among the dead prompting major international agencies to ban non-essential travel and dining out in restaurants in Kabul this week.<br/> <br />Even before the attack, concerns have been growing over the security environment as most foreign troops will pull out this year.<br/> <br />And coupled with the upcoming presidential election in April, and a deadlock between President Kar

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