Update 4.19pm: 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. Spokesman Najib Danish said 11 of the 14 foreigners killed were employees of KamAir, a private Afghan airline. [media=digiteka]vrq5xm[/media]Update 11.40am: Kabul hotel attack: Guests used sheets to climb down from balconiesFootage showing guests using sheets to climb down from balconies during an attack by gunmen at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul has emerged. Update 10.12am: Taliban claim Kabul hotel attack; One foreign national among five killedThe Taliban has said it was behind a gun attack at a five-star hotel in the Afghan capital, in which five people were killed. Security forces stand guard near the Intercontinental Hotel after a deadly attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018.

Source: Evening echo January 21, 2018 08:45 UTC