As if in time for the tourist season and the Dasai holidays, a group of Maoists attacked and damaged the communications and other traffic control equipment at Phaplu airport in Solukhumbu last week. They struck after the airport had closed for business on 28 September, when no security personnel were around. The airstrip has not had additional security after the 26 November clash between Maoists and security personnel that left about 200 rebels dead in Solukhumbu. The damage was assessed at Rs 2.5 million, but the airport remains open, with landings guided by VHF equipment. The airstrip is about a half hour walk from the district headquarters Salleri. Two days later, the Maoists attacked the home of tourism minister Bal Bahadur KC in Salyan VDC.

On 28 September the Maoists attacked the Begnas Lake Resort and Village in Pokhara, causing damage totalling about Rs 30 million. The Hotel Association of Nepal has condemned the attack. The Maoists also attacked schools in Kathmandu and VDC buildings and government offices throughout the week.