2011 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack
2011 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack | |
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Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–present) | |
Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
Coordinates | 34°32′13″N 69°07′31″E / 34.53694°N 69.12528°E |
Date | 28 June 2011 |
Target | Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul |
Weapons | Guns, grenades, explosive belts |
Deaths | 12 (+9) |
Injured | Unknown |
Perpetrators | Taliban |
On 28 June 2011, a group of nine gunmen and suicide bombers attacked the Inter-Continental Hotel, Kabul. The attack and an ensuing five-hour siege left at least 21 people dead, including all nine attackers. Responsibility was claimed by the Taliban.
Background
Sixty to seventy guests were believed to be staying at the hotel at the time of the attacks.[1] Thirty provincial government officials were staying at the hotel to attend a briefing about the transition of security responsibilities from the U.S. Military to the Afghan security forces.[2][3] Most of the hotel's guests were in the hotel's dining hall at the time of the attack. Initial reports suggested that a wedding party may also have been hosted in one of the dance halls.[3]
Attack
The attackers passed three
Hotel guests were told to barricade themselves in their rooms;[4] some escaped by jumping from the hotel's windows.[5]
Termination of the attack
Entry forces ascended the first two floors killing a militant in the process. The security forces attempted to disarm the explosive vest the attacker was wearing.
Electricity to the hotel was restored after the end of military operations,[10] and a scheduled briefing on the transition of security responsibilities from the U.S. Military to the Afghan security forces proceeded the next day.[3]
Victims
Among the wounded were five Afghan policemen and thirteen civilians.[4][13] Five hotel staff including one hotel security guard and a hotel chef, and three policemen were killed.[3][4]
Perpetrators
Taliban spokesman,
The
See also
References
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- ^ a b Maria Abi-Habib & Zia Sultani (28 June 2011). "NATO Helicopter Ends Siege in Kabul Hotel". Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Safeeyah Kharsany; Mujib Mashal (29 June 2011). "Manager gives account of Kabul hotel attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g Associated Press (30 June 2011). "Afghan attack left mass of bodies at luxury hotel". Associated Press. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ a b Derek Cheng (1 July 2011). "How the SAS defeated the Taliban". APN Holdings NZ Limited. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Bombers attack luxury hotel in Kabul". CNN. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Kabul hotel attack: Nato helicopters kill Taliban". BBC. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ a b Alissa Rubin (1 July 2011). "Reluctance to engage in hotel battle raises questions of Afghan preparedness". Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ a b "ISAF: Haqqani network leader suspected in Kabul hotel attack killed". Cable News Network. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Afghan Officials: Kabul Hotel Attack Over". VOA News. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ Barbara Starr (29 June 2011). "U.S. drone and copter, coalition snipers helped Afghans". Cable News Network. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ Farhad Peikar; Lianne Gutche; Rob Crilly (29 June 2011). "Barack Obama warns 'our work is not done' after Taliban hotel siege". Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Suicide bombers attack top hotel in Afghan capital". Haaretz. Reuters. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- Long War Journal, 30 June 2011.