hear. it is located right near the city center in kabul. but before it was called the serena hotel, it was called the kabul hotel. and in 1979, adolph dubbs, the american ambassador at the time was taken hostage at the hotel. the american ambassador was taken hostage. there was a standoff, and i'm sorry to say that ambassador dubbs was killed. he was shot multiple times and ultimately buried at arlington national cemetery. the united states did not have another ambassador sent to afghanistan for more than 20 years after that. ambassador dubs was killed on valentine's day in 1979, february 1979. later that year, in november 1979, more than 60 americans were taken hostage in tehran. the americans were taken hostage when a mob of militant students stormed the united states embassy in tehran. they fought the marines on guard there for hours. the americans were held hostage after the embassy for 444 days. that was later in 1979. in 1983, at the u.s. embassy in