At least 18 people including 14 foreigners were killed when the Taliban attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, the interior ministry confirmed. A man tries to escape from a balcony at Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel during an attack by gunmen in Kabul. A wounded security guard receives help after being rescued from Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel during an attack by gunmen. Afghans walk near the Intercontinental Hotel as smoke billows during a fight between gunmen and Afghan security forces in Kabul on January 21st. The Intercontinental hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan was previously attacked by Taliban fighters in 2011.

Source: The Irish Times January 21, 2018 08:26 UTC