Twenty-five killed in Kabul hotel assault
AFP reports that at least 25 people were killed in an assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan. Four bodies have been identified as Americans.
Visitors to the upmarket hotel, which sits on a hilltop overlooking the Afghan capital, have described glaring security breaches before the assailants went on a bloody rampage targeting guests.
Bags were not checked, scanners did not work and body searches were non-existent, according to witnesses.
During the terrifying ordeal insurgents armed with Kalashnikovs and suicide vests went from room to room searching for foreigners, survivors and a security source have told AFP.
CNN reports that one of the Americans was Glenn Selig, spokesman for Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates.
Selig represented Gates in recent months, as Gates faces criminal charges in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Selig also played a role in promoting a legal defense fund for Gates in December.
Hindustan Times reports that Afghan intelligence services tell them that the explosives came from Pakistan;
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said it had found the vehicle used by the attackers to enter the hotel compound on Saturday. Twenty-two people, including 14 foreigners, were killed by the attackers before the siege was ended by security forces on Sunday.
“The explosive materials seized in the vehicle shows that the material is made in Pakistan,” the NDS said in a statement, according to Tolo News.
The statement added the explosives used by the attackers were produced by Biafo Industries Limited, a private company based in Islamabad.
An unnamed Afghan security official told Pajhwok Afghan News agency on Wednesday that three militants had driven to the hotel with the van full of Pakistan-made explosives but failed to detonate them.
A team of detectives seized the van and used jammers to disable the remote-control device the attackers had, the official said.
Category: Terror War
Crud.
Roads were black for several days following the attack….couldn’t go anywhere, and HKIA was locked down like a supermax.
Ruined my travel plans, that’s for sure.
Oh, the peaceful religion of Islam, strikes again! I hope they get their 72 virgin goats!
I don’t know if it is true or not, but someone once told me that the Arabic script for date (the fruit) and virgin are somewhat similar.
What if these dicks die their martyr deaths get to the big banquet in paradise, and are handed a bowl of 72 dates, that never goes empty?
Speaking of which, what are the women martyrs promised for detonating themselves in Israeli buses?
The women Islamic suicide bombers get 72 pairs of shoes.
Well worn men’s shoes.
Are the shoes Imeldo Marcos approved???
In keeping with Islamic tradition they would be plain black or brown clod hoppers.
This shithole country cannot even handle its own internal security yet we continue to place America’s warriors in Harm’s way. Why??
Fuck em, bring the troops home.
Note to self:
If you ever go to Afghanistan:
1) bring lots of guns
2) bring lots of ammo for said guns
3) bring all your friends with guns and ammo
4) take turns keeping overwatch
5) be prepared to respond with overwhelming violence at any moment to any raghead.
A big ass target rich hotel.
Where have we seen this before?