At least 18 people were killed during a 13-hour siege after Taliban gunmen in army uniforms stormed a luxury Kabul hotel and targeted foreigners for execution. At least 18 people were killed during a 13-hour siege after Taliban gunmen in army uniforms stormed a luxury Kabul hotel and targeted foreigners for execution. Eyewitnesses described how the gunmen deliberately sought out foreigners as they rampaged through the six-floor Intercontinental Hotel. One Afghan man told the BBC that he was spared by militants who shouted "Where are the foreigners?" Abdul Rahman Naseri, at the hotel for a major IT conference, described how he saw four gunmen dressed in army uniforms.

Source: Irish Independent January 22, 2018 02:26 UTC