A US State Department official has said that Americans were among the dead and injured in the weekend attack by Taliban militants on a Kabul luxury hotel.
“We can confirm that there were US citizen fatalities and injuries,” the official said on Tuesday, without specifying how many Americans were involved, AFP reported.
“We offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those who were killed and wish for the speedy recovery of those wounded,” the official added.
“Out of respect for the families of the deceased, we have no further comment.”
A total of 22 people, at least 14 foreigners, were killed in the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul over the weekend after Taliban militants attacked it.
At least four assailants raided the hotel at about 21:00 local time (16:30 GMT) on Saturday, detonating explosives, taking people hostage, and shooting at individuals as some terrified guests and employees used bedsheets to climb down…