Afghan security forces keep watch Sunday as smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. (Omar Sobhani/Reuters)At least 18 people, including 14 foreigners, were killed Saturday during a 13-hour overnight siege by Taliban attackers at an international hotel overlooking the Afghan capital, officials said. Unofficial reports cited by Tolo TV, the country’s most respected news channel, put the death toll as high as 43. In Kiev, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin tweeted that six Ukrainians had been reported killed in the attack. Read moreIslamic State claims suicide attack near Kabul intelligence compound that killed 6The U.S. says Pakistan must work with Afghanistan on terrorism.

Source: Washington Post January 21, 2018 18:40 UTC