A hotel catering to foreign visitors in the Afghan capital Kabul was attacked on Monday, killing three of the attackers, a Taliban official said.
Two foreign residents were injured when they jumped out of windows to escape, said Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban government spokesman. Residents reported explosions and gunfire, and photos and videos posted on social media showed smoke billowing from the building.
Kabul Emergency Hospital said in a tweet that there was an explosion and gunfire near a hotel about a kilometer away. “So far, we have received 21 casualties, 3 were already dead on arrival.”
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Khalid Zadran, the spokesman for the Taliban-appointed Kabul police chief, said the attack lasted for several hours. He said a “clean-up” operation was underway.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group, known as Islamic State in Khorasan province and a rival to Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, has increased its attacks since the Taliban seized the country last year. past.
Smoke billowing from a hotel that was attacked in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2022.
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A resident of the Shar-e Naw neighborhood where the attack took place told The Associated Press that he heard explosions and then several shots. He spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals from Taliban officials.
Another resident of the Shar-e Naw neighborhood told the AP that shooting was still taking place. He said he and his family were staying inside his house about three blocks from the scene of the attack. He also spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
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Taliban forces rushed into the area and blocked all roads leading to the site, said Zadran, the police chief’s spokesman.
