Heavy Casualties After Overnight Battle at Afghanistan Hotel

Heavy Casualties After Overnight Battle at Afghanistan Hotel
Smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail
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Gunmen in army uniforms who stormed Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel late on Saturday and battled Afghan Special Forces through the night killed more than 30 people and wounded many more, although the final toll of dead and wounded may still be higher.

Wahid Majroh, a spokesman for the ministry of public health, said that 19 bodies had been brought into city hospitals, with six identified as foreigners.