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Kabul hotel attack ends as three gunmen killed; two foreigners injured

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View of a hotel fire in Shahr-e-Naw neighbourhood where gunfire was also heard in Kabul, Afghanistan December 12, 2022, in this still image from a social media video. — Reuters
View of a hotel fire in Shahr-e-Naw neighbourhood where gunfire was also heard in Kabul, Afghanistan December 12, 2022, in this still image from a social media video. — Reuters
  • Armed men opened fire on Monday inside a hotel in central Kabul.
  • Foreigners injured trying to escape by jumping from hotel balcony.
  • Attack carried out at hotel where foreigners usually stay.

KABUL: Armed men opened fire on Monday inside a hotel in central Kabul popular with Chinese nationals in an attack that ended when at least three gunmen were killed by security forces, the Taliban-run administration said.

Two foreigners were injured while trying to escape by jumping from the hotel balcony, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on Twitter.

Kabul’s Emergency Hospital, run by an Italian non-profit near the attacked hotel in the Shahr-e-Naw area, reported receiving 21 casualties — 18 injured and three dead on arrival.

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Taliban sources said the attack was carried out at Longan Hotel where Chinese and other foreigners usually stay.

Videos posted on Twitter by a journalist in Kabul and verified by Reuters showed smoke billowing out of one of the floors amid sounds of gunshots, while a person was seen trying to escape the attack by jumping out of a hotel window.

Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the attack took place around 2:30pm local time, with residents in the area saying they heard a powerful explosion followed by gunfire.

The attack came a day after China’s ambassador met the Afghan deputy foreign minister to discuss security-related matters and sought more attention on the protection of its embassy.

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China’s state-run Xinhua news agency said the attack happened near a Chinese guesthouse and its embassy in Kabul was closely monitoring the situation.

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The embassy did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Several bombings have taken place in Afghanistan in recent months, including an attack on the Pakistan embassy earlier this month and a suicide blast near the Russian embassy in September. Both attacks were claimed by Daesh.

The Taliban, which seized power after US-led foreign forces withdrew in August 2021, have said they are focused on securing the country. 

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