India on Sunday strongly condemned the attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul, saying reports about the assault being carried out by Haqqani Network terrorists underlines the need to effectively deal with the issue of safe havens to terrorists in “our shared neighbourhood”. An assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital killed at least 18 people, including 14 foreigners, and pinned security forces down for more than 13 hours before the last attacker was killed today. India strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, the external affairs ministry said. Afghan security personnel leave the Intercontinental Hotel after an attack in Kabul. “India stands in solidarity with the Government and the people of Afghanistan in bringing the perpetrators of these terrorist attacks and their supporters to justice,” the statement said.

Source: Hindustan Times January 21, 2018 17:37 UTC