DUSHANBE, August 2, 2016, Asia-Plus -- A Taliban truck bomb attack and gunfight at a foreign hotel in Kabul on Monday has reignited security concerns in the Afghan capital, despite no civilian casualties being reported, Russian RT news agency reports.  At least one police officer reportedly died in a 6-hour shootout with the terrorists

Heavy gunfire and the sound of small, grenade-like explosions were reported from the Northgate hotel as special forces apparently stormed the compound.

The terrorists managed to detonate explosives on the premises of the heavily guarded hotel by duping security into believing that they had run out of fuel and need help, Kabul-based broadcaster TOLOnews reported, citing a source. After the security guards moved to assist the perpetrators, at least two assailants detonated explosive devices.

Local security forces have confirmed the death of all of the assailants, saying that there had been three, TOLOnews reported. Two of the attackers were gunned down by police, while another died in an explosion.

One police officer was killed and two were wounded during the raid, while two members of an elite army unit suffered injuries.

The attack on the North Gate Hotel in Kabul city on Monday inflicted a $2 million USD loss to private companies, TOLONews reported, citing Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI).

The ACCI reportedly said the attack has badly affected eight large companies – located near the guest house that was the main target of the attack.

Companies’ owners meanwhile criticized government for failing to ensure the safety of citizens.

Kabul Police Chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said that there were no civilian casualties and no casualties among foreigners.

Meanwhile, the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) on Sunday raised concerns that over 30 percent of all districts in the country are under serious threat by insurgent groups.

The IDLG said that of the 384 districts in the country - including 15 newly created and non-permanent districts – 116 are under threat.

They said at least 10 of these districts are out of government''s control.

Quoting the IDLG, TOLONews reports that the districts under Taliban control are as follows: Disho, Baghran, Musa Qala and Nawzad in Helmand as well as Khak Afghan district in Zabul, Neka in Paktika, Nawa in Ghazni, Warduj and Yamgan in Badakhshan and Kohistanat district in Sar-e-Pul.

In addition to the 116 districts facing serious threats, 91 other districts are facing "medium" security threats.

Of Kunduz''s nine districts, six, including Dasht-e-Archi, Qala-e-Zal, Chahardara, Gortepa, Aqtash and Kulbad, are reportedly largely controlled by the Taliban.

But despite the IDLG''s claims that 10 districts are controlled by the Taliban, recent findings by the Long War Journal reveal that 20 districts are in fact under the Taliban''s control and that in 35 other districts, only the centers are controlled by government while other parts are under the control of the Taliban, according to TOLONews.