2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack

2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack
Part of the War in Afghanistan
The Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul, where the attack took place
LocationKabul, Afghanistan
Coordinates34°32′13″N 69°07′31″E / 34.53694°N 69.12528°E / 34.53694; 69.12528
Date20 January 2018
TargetForeign citizens and Afghan government officials
Attack type
Shooting, hostage taking, arson
Deaths40 (+6 attackers)[1]
Injured14
PerpetratorsTaliban

On 20 January 2018, a group of four or five gunmen attacked the Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle.[2] The attack left 40 people dead including 14 foreigners, while 14 others were injured.[3][4]

  1. ^ 'The bed that saved me from the Taliban'
  2. ^ "Gunmen attack major Kabul hotel". BBC News. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ "No Safe Place". Human Rights Watch. 8 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Kabul hotel attack death toll almost doubles". Daily Telegraph. 25 January 2018.

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