Reports: Suicide Bombers, Gunmen Attack Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel
- Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:23pm by
Billy Hallowell
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KABUL, Afghanistan (The Blaze/AP) — Afghan police say at least one suicide bomber has blown himself up inside the Intercontinental, a Western-style hotel in the Afghan capital.
There was no immediate word on casualties, and streets leading to the hotel are blocked. While there are conflicting stories emerging, Sky News reports the following:
At least one explosion has been heard and there are reports a number of suicide bombers have entered the building in a night-time attack.
The hotel is one of two popular with Westerners visiting Afghanistan’s capital and was heavily used by foreign journalists after the war in the country began in 2001.
One local news agency is reporting that 10 people have been killed.
FOX News reports:
At least six suicide bombers have entered the Intercontinental hotel in Kabul, a U.S. official told Fox News…
“It’s an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel. There are several gunmen shooting,” Kabul criminal investigations chief Mohammad Zahir told AFP.
Azizullah, an Afghan police officer who uses only one name, told The Associated Press at the scene that at least one bomber entered the hotel Tuesday night and detonated a vest of explosives.
Jawid, a guest at the hotel, says the attack occurred as many people were having dinner in the hotel restaurant. He says he heard gunfire throughout the several story building.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a telephone call to the AP.
This is a breaking news story. Stay tuned for updates.
UPDATE: CNN.com confirms that the Taliban are responsible:
A spokesman for the Taliban, Zabiullah Mujahid, said a group of Taliban bombers was responsible for the 10 p.m. attack on the hotel, which is popular among international guests….
CNN.com also reports that this incident comes one day after NATO and other members of the international community said that they would increase security forced in the war-torn nation:
[They] decided to increase the number of security forces in the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police to 352,000.
The current number of Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police is about 300,000, the commander of the NATO training mission in Afghanistan and commanding general of the Combined Security Transition Command told the Atlanta Press Club.
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Comments (58)
Public Enema
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 10:54pmI would totally demand a free nights stay.
Report Post »NuffSaid
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 7:32pmThe muz attack and die during the attack because they are committed to their cause. At one time a few ragged men at Valley forge were committed to their cause and the English, their complacent arrogant enemy, did not have the moral fortitude to put the rebels down.
Rebels 1, King of England 0
If there is an enemy you must kill him, his family, his farm animals, business associate, customers, neighbors and his dog. Then there will be peace. For a while.
Or you can be charitable, tolerant, frugal, understanding and patient. Then you can lick his boots, forever.
Report Post »symbolsofa
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 6:29pmCome, come, whoever you are…
Report Post »Come and come yet again…
Come even if you have broken your vows a thousand times;
Wanderer, idolater, and worshipper of fire…
Ours is not a caravan of despair,
Come, come yet again, come.
symbolsofa
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 6:29pmToday, the humanity is in deep crisis and is seeking a way out of the darkness that engulfs them. The ship we are sailing on is quickly sinking and little time is left to act fast. Come aboard the ship of Islam; just like the passengers who found salvation aboard the Arch of Noah when the floods were drowning those who refused to hear the invitation of Noah, peace be upon him. Forget about all the lies you hear on Fox TV and CNN that holds Islam in contempt by branding it with terrorism. Approach Islam with an open mind and make your own decision.
Report Post »Come, come, whoever you are…
Come and come yet again…
Come even if you have broken your vows a thousand times;
Wanderer, idolater, and worshipper of fire…
Ours is not a caravan of despair,
Come, come yet again, come.
bruce_baker
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 6:26pmYet another shining example of how we’re “winning the hearts and minds of the people”. Yeah. Right.
We’re supporting a corrupt dictator and regime that 95% of the common people hate. Just like Vietnam. The ONLY difference is that the “bad guys” in Afghanistan are Islamic instead of Communist.
We won’t deal with the true representatives of the people, the Taliban, because of “their record of their treatment of women” in their own country, as if that was ANY of our business.
We should declare victory and leave. We should tell the Taliban, “If you EVER harbor terrorists that harm us again, we’ll come back and bomb you into the PRE-stone age.”
Not one more penney of American treasure! Not one more drop of precious American blood!
Report Post »CatherineAnn
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 5:45pmObama must be proud!
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 5:20pmThis is what they do. This is what they (Islamists) live for……….DEATH, PAIN & DESTRUCTION!
Report Post »dumhick
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:56pmWhy in Hell are we even in Afghanistan when we have NO INTENTION OF WINNING ANYTHING? We’ve been there longer than the Civil War, WW1 and WW2 COMBINED. Return those troops home and place then on our OWN borders to stem the influx of ILLEGALS, including drug dealers, terrorists of all sorts and foreign freeloaders.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 5:23pmI’m afraid you are correct. Obama has snubbed his generals by not taking their advise, so why did he even ask for it. Remember when he put together the economic panel and then refused to honor any of their recommendations…….SAME THING. He feels like he’s KING!
Report Post »His Lamb is Satanic
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:53pmThat does it. I went outside to fix the cut fence and three chevy trucks full of armed Mexicans went through my fence and continued north towards San Diego. The border patrol just watched them do it, and did nothing. I do believe they were helping them, as they did not interfere, and told me to stand down or be arrested. That is friggin IT! This govt sucks, they hate us and help the enemy with our money. God help us. It isn’t even dark, yet. I;; bet you here nothing about this armed incursion on the propaganda channel news? Come down to Jamul, CA. If you dare?
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 6:06pmIn 8 minutes?
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:47pmI’m not a terrorist but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
bada bum! (rim shot!)
Report Post »His Lamb is Satanic
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:45pmYou people should come visit me for a night at the border? Then you would wake up. I must now go fix my fences and get ready for the nightly invasion. They steal everything, and trash up the rest. No, you won‘t hear about it as it isn’t “convenient” for you shoppers and bloggers. Friggin amazing. I don’t think you WANT to know the truth? Too wrapped up in your “First posting” crap. You guys must think every answer to evry problem comes from your monitor. Well, like I said, I must preopare for tonight’s attack, and yes, I said ATTACK…from Mexico with the help of our border patrol. WAKE UP , FOOLS!
Report Post »bruce_baker
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 6:33pmDo they come through your property in vehicles, on foot or both? Set traps! A 5 foot deep camoed pit with sharp stakes in the bottom should be pretty dicouraging. Perhaps a faulty propane tank exploding, or two? (I’m thinking fourgasse).
Think creatively! You wouldn’t even have to be there and, since the trespassing was witnessed by the border patrol, you can always claim that the most horrible traps were put there by the tresspassers to snag their competition!
Report Post »His Lamb is Satanic
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:38pmEach of you should have a 223 and 10000 rounds of ammo. There will be fighting right here at home. The war has already begun at the southern border. Believe me, please. O am at the border. It is real, it is happening, and it will come north top you! Get rid of your peacenik love everyone ways. That was commie popaganda from the reds in Hollywood. Shine on your violent video game purchase and get a Ruger mini 14 .223. Very handy, and cost effective. (about 500 bucks). You better get ready? The police will NOT help you. The army will NOT help you. The fake homeland sewcurity will NOT help you. Only your neighbors will help, so go get to know them again. Practice with your rifle, and discuss defense tactics for your neighborhood. GET UP and GET to the gun store..NOW!
Report Post »dadsrootbeer
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:27pmThe religion of peace strikes again.
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:24pmThese are obama’s people… His words.. Sure he will occasionally denigrate them if the venue is right (in front of the American people), but that’s not good enough to foll all the people all the time when he spends the rest of the time supporting them with your tax dollars and his kind words.
Report Post »His Lamb is Satanic
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:20pmOur esteemed govt is arming the enemy, and paying them with trillions in stolen dollars from the treasury. They arm the drug cartels. When the whistle is blown on them, they fire the whistleblower. They arm the mex army, and those all go to the cartels. The drug cartels have cozied up with Hamas. Ni, you won’t hear about it on the filtered propaganda hour news. They govt lulls you into false complacency and utter irresponsibility. The govt will stand aside when the cartels and Hamas start the killing spree. There is a huge war on our southern border that you will not hear about…by design. 6.5 billion missing in Iraq…..it went to the Taliban and Al Queda. We arm the enemy to prolong the endless war against no one. Damn it, WAKE UP! Sean Penn and Lindsey Lohan do NOT matter, they are diversions to satisfy your sex and hollywood gossip addiction. I don’t think you will wake up when the Taliban Hamas are coming up your driveway? Get a gun today! preferably cal .223, so we can share ammo. WAKE UP you computer oriented clones! You will have to defend yourselves. The police and army will stand by and watch, maybe even protect the Hamas like the border patrol do. You waiting for TSA to help you? hahahahahahaha! Fools! Arrn yourself.
Report Post »His Lamb is Satanic
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:29pmDid Paul Revere have this problem? Probably so.
Report Post »forcefield
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:10pmI have,for all my life,almost always supported our countries policies with respect to who we backed and who we didn’t but the leaders of that country do not seem to be worthy of our support.They aren’t the first,of course but it begs the question;Why are we doing this-what is to be gained ?
Report Post »If they insist on living in the 7th century then just let them go-let them set up camps-and then turn all that sand into glass at the first sign of any provacation on their part.
I’m growing tired of our young men and women comming home to a life of hardship because of some abstract political goal.
It is said that 1/2 of the poor will always be available to fight the other half but why for this???
Do not miisread me.I Love my Country and stand firmly with our Military but this seems to be a waste of Life—Ours.
His Lamb is Satanic
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:22pmDitto! NUKE EM! NOW!
Report Post »jmbogstad
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:56pmFollow this link, and put this guy in charge of takingcare of the terrorists with his, “Rednek Putter”, and we will solve the problem.:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On8eTIqhqRE
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:10pmHa, is that guy for real? Anyone vacationing in Yosemite park this summer should take a little side trip through South Fork, down through Italian Bar, across the San Joaquin river above Redinger Lake and up through Jose Basin Road. For real hillbilly country.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:50pmHard to believe that anyone would invest in a Western-style hotel in Kabul. Can you imagine what their insurance premiums are?
Report Post »His Lamb is Satanic
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:58pmBush/Obama built that hotel with your money, and will rebuild it with…your money. No taxation w/o representation, folks. And we have almost ZERO representation in DC. We have plenty of misrepresentation. Send congress to that hotel, and make them stay for two months with no security. Show them that stealing the treasury money is bad, and thieves get to stay at the Kabul Arms for free. When will we quit playing parttycake with our own congressional thieves and their pets-the Taliban. NUKE EM!
Report Post »forcefield
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:17pmCome on-The Libs all need a good wine celler to wash out that dry mouth and some munchies after all that smokin’-can’t get that in the field,ya know.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:26pmActually it was built in ‘69 and “The hotel went through a $25 million dollar renovation in the mid 2000s by a Dubai based company.”
Report Post »georgeisn6
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:43pmMaby somthing good can come of it, if it was full of so called new’s people
Report Post »His Lamb is Satanic
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:08pmThey get raped in Egypt, and still don’t have a clue about these towelheads. They are nuts! Crazy! Nuke em! We are about to get kicked by Abdul’s Taxi bombs, as arabs have mysteriously taken over all the cab jobs all over America,,,,and everyone looks past the obvious fact that they all have 4000 pound car bombs waiting to blow the crap out of out airports and city buildings? By design? With Bush/Obama..I would say, YES! These idiots already killed over 3000 Americans at the 9/11 Reischstag party in New York? Must we have another? Nuke em! Deport all the cabbies and their car bombs. The govt has armed the bombers to kill us in the 1000′s, and want to take away our guns? The police will help us about as much as the border patrol defends the border-NOT!
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:37pmComing to major American cities, courtesy of radical muslims already in our midst. Stay alert people!
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:29pmSteal, kill and destroy……..pretty much describes the Arabs…….how do you teach people to unlearn haterid and not glorify death for their god?
Report Post »code green
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:41pmMultuple 500 megaton nukes sound about right?
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:55pmThey are not Arabs; they are Indo-Europeans — Pashtun, Urdu, etc.
Time to withdraw to our own borders, assimilate or send home immigrants, and tend to our own knitting for a while. America is greatest when she stands as the final word not the first. We need to rebuild our own communities instead of everyone else’s. Time to become isolationist again — until the next world blowout.
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:01pm@ Code Green — a bit overkill, if you ask me. You’d really only need a small 12 KT nuke for each of Mecca and Medina to put a stop on some of this islamic nonsense. They would have to do some serious regrouping to their “religion” w/o their holy cities to which they make pilgrimage.
It would also make them think more than twice abt messing w/American interests.
Bullies are best backed up by providing them w/a chance to see their own blood on their own shirts. They love to see your blood on your shirt, but are not so keen to see it the other way round.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:27pmYeah & Iran is holding a conference on that .
Report Post »What a bunch of low life fanatic muslims .
Obama Bin Lying
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:27pmYet another day in the land of the religion of perpetual outrage. Just a reminder to our Liberal minded friends. These are the same people that the Great Divider in Chief, with his evil Minion Karzai want to have talks with.
There will be no peace witht hese people, until they learn to love their children more than they hate us
Report Post »miles from nowhere
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:26pmThe liberals that are here in the US will have to go over there and talk to those gunmen and straighten them out.
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:30pmI’ll pay for their room….
Report Post »lemmings4obama
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:47pmI’ll pay for their one way ticket, they won’t need a trip back after negotiations fall through.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:54pmSend Pelosi, Reid, and Bounel/Dunham/Obama/Soetoro! (alpha order)
Report Post »Countrygirl1362
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:03pmYep, sit down and have a beer with them.
Report Post »Happy Killmore
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:26pmAhhhh, the religion of pieces.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:28pmWait… I thought it was the dangerous, evil Christians with all that crazy praying, helping and caring for people! This article is full racist hate mongering… just because radical Islam kills people does not mean they are haters!
Report Post »Flagwaver
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:31pmIt’s a good thing the Obama Administration is working with the Taliban to broker a peace agreement. Not to mention, I am glad that Islam is a religion of peace. Imagine what would be happening if they weren’t?
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:38pmIslam, the religion of death, destruction, subjugation and intolerance at work.
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:46pmQuick! Send The Piece Fooltilla!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 3:51pmROTFLMSO! Good one!
According to the story, that’s at least one less radical to worry about.
Oh, and about those virgins waiting for him? Do you really think there are any waiting, after what they’ve done to their women AND children?
Get a grip, radical Muslims! They’re lying to you, too!
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:03pmSHOWTIME
ROTFLMSO! Good one!
Need an interpretation of ROTFLMSO…. I‘ve seen this all over the place and don’t know what it means…. thanks
MIDDLE AGE TEXTING CODES: ATD -at the doctor. BFF -best friend fell. BTW -bring the wheelchair. BYOT -bring your own teeth. FWIW -forgot where I was. GGPBL -gotta go, pacemaker battery low. GHA -got heartburn again. IMHAO -is my hearing aid on? LMDO -laughing my dentures out. OMMR -on my massage recliner. ROFLACGU -rolling on floor laughing and can’t get up. TTYL -talk to you louder!
Report Post »Rapunzel
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:10pm@want – I *think* it’s Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Socks Off.
Report Post »Gas137
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:17pmThe Taliban leaders called for this type of mass murder throughout the world. Our own large hotel owners have been warned to watch for these attacks by Homeland Security.
Report Post »101
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:22pmThe suicide bomber’s have UN backing & BO is a member of the UN…ouch that hurt!
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:27pmSo, please explain. Ok, these radical Muslims murder and die to get the “prize” of 72 Virgins waiting for them…for all eternity. So after a few years they are no longer Virgins, right? So now he is in all eternity with 72 nagging women?
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:33pmRAPUNZEL
@want – I *think* it’s Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Socks Off.
Thanks….
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 4:41pmIf only we could devise a way to keep radicals from blowing up or hurting anyone else, then it would be entertainment. He blowed himself up real good.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 5:12pmObama’s buddies strike again.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 6:07pmOn Fox News
Report Post »The taliban has been targeting police, mayors, other gov officials, for the last three months. About the same time that Barry gave them the green light.
LHT
Posted on June 28, 2011 at 6:26pmI had dinner there in March 2009…so many security checkpoints / blockades leading into that place. There must have been alot of insiders coordinating this attack!
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