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In the evening hours of January 20, four gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul in which they killed at least six people, including a foreigner. Following that, a twelve-hour fight with security forces was carried out setting many parts of the building ablaze. Afghan security forces have confirmed that they have managed to kill all the four attackers during the night-time siege. While talking to the media, interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said that during the siege, many people were trapped inside the landmark hotel. He said, "The attack is over, five Afghans and one foreigner have been killed." More than 150 people were rescued from the hotel, which included more than 40 foreigners. "The body of the foreigner, a woman, was recovered from the sixth floor as the last attacker was being killed," he added. See images of the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan where the attack took place.
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Black smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, January 21, 2018. Gunmen stormed the hotel and set off a 12-hour gun battle with security forces that continued into Sunday morning, as frantic guests tried to escape from fourth and fifth-floor windows. (Image: AP Photo)
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Afghan journalists take cover as they film the site of an attack by gunmen in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 21, 2018. (Image: REUTERS)
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An Afghan security official stands guard as black smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, January 21, 2018. (Image: AP Photo)
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A man tries to escape from a balcony at Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel during an attack by gunmen in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018. (Image: REUTERS)
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A wounded security guard receives help after being rescued from Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel during an attack by gunmen in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018. (Image: REUTERS)
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Afghan security personnel stand guard as smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, January 21, 2018. (Image: AP Photo)
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Smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018. (Image: REUTERS)
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Smoke can be rising from the Intercontinental Hotel during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. While it shares the same name, the hotel in Kabul is not part of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), which issued a statement in 2011 saying that "the hotel Inter-continental in Kabul is not part of IHG and has not been since 1980". (Image: REUTERS)
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The Intercontinental Hotel is seen during the attack in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018. (Image: REUTERS)
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Black smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Image: AP Photo)
