Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and offered his condolences over the loss of lives in the Kabul guesthouse siege. Four Indians and an American were among those killed.
Taliban gunmen stormed the Park Palace Guesthouse in the Afghan capital thinking that Indian Ambassador Amar Sinha was inside the complex. The attack ended after many hours of siege.
The attack started at about 9 PM Wednesday night when three gunmen launched a brazen assault at the guesthouse, located in the Kolola Pushta area in Kabul.
Soon after the gunmen stormed the guest house, Afghan National Security Forces including Special Forces hit back, rescuing those under siege.
All three attackers were killed in the siege that lasted for about seven hours, ending in the wee hours of this morning.
(With inputs from PTI)
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