Afghan President Hamid Karzai inaugurates capital's first five-star hotel. The Kabul Serena Hotel cost $36.5 million and was developed by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.

The 177-room, three-storey hotel is near Karzai's presidential palace in the heart of the capital, Kabul.

The hotel has a large swimming pool, a health club, a pastry shop, and two restaurants. Its rooms cost from $250 to $1,200 a night for the presidential suite.