Black smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel after an attack in Kabul. (AP Photo) Black smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel after an attack in Kabul. (AP Photo)Afghan Special Forces killed three attackers on Sunday, ending the overnight siege at Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel. A group of three attackers had entered the popular hotel on Saturday taking hostages and battling security forces for hours. In 2011, the Intercontinental Hotel — one of two main luxury hotels in the city — was attacked by Taliban fighters.

Source: Indian Express January 21, 2018 07:22 UTC