2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack | |
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Part of the War in Afghanistan | |
Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
Coordinates | 34°32′13″N 69°07′31″E / 34.53694°N 69.12528°E |
Date | 20 January 2018 |
Target | Foreign citizens and Afghan government officials |
Attack type | Shooting, hostage taking, arson |
Deaths | 40 (+6 attackers)[1] |
Injured | 14 |
Perpetrators | Taliban |
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]