KABUL – Attackers entered a hotel in western Afghanistan on Saturday and killed at least 10 people including eight security forces in a terror attack.
Two civilian victims, staying at the hotelm were killed when militants assaulted the building containing a hotel, several eateries and shops situated near the police headquarters and the governor’s house in Qala-e-Naw, the capital city of Badghis province.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks by their fighters and said their fighters had positioned themselves in a building and were firing at the police headquarters.
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Police had surrounded the targeted building, said Nasrat Rahimi, an interior ministry spokesman.
Three attackers were killed and two arrested in a five-hour-long operation by the country’s security forces, the spokesman added.
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Abdul Latif Rustayee, the director of a hospital in Qala-e-Naw, told international media that the seven wounded, including four security force members, were rushed to hospital.
Last week the Taliban and US officials wound up the seventh round of peace talks with signs of progress in efforts to end the 18-year war. At the same time, an Afghan delegation and the members of the militant group agreed on a “roadmap for peace”.
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But the warring sides continue to mount attacks to expand or recapture territory in attempts to increase their leverage. The Taliban control or have influence on more Afghan territory than at any point since they were ousted from power in 2001.
