Kabul luxury hotel siege ends after 12 hours, 18 killed

Taliban claimed the attack Saturday on Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul in which at least 18 people died, mostly foreigners, and hundreds of guests were trapped for 12 hours. The Afghani interior ministry said Sunday that at least 150 were rescued after a firefight and all five gunmen who were dressed in army uniforms were killed.

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