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Attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul

An Afghan fire brigade drives into the Intercontinental Hotel, a Kabul landmark that was considered secure.

An Afghan fire brigade drives into the Intercontinental Hotel, a Kabul landmark that was considered secure.  (Gemunu Amarasinghe / Associated Press)

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Hotel bombing in Kabul

An Afghan army officer keeps watch at the entrance to the hotel.  (Gemunu Amarasinghe / Associated Press)

Hotel bombing in Kabul

An Afghan police officer mans an intersection where vehicles were stopped before heading in the direction of the besieged hotel.  (Gemunu Amarasinghe / Associated Press)

Hotel bombing in Kabul

Foreign soldiers leave the hotel after taking part in the military operation against the militants. The apparent need for Western intervention to end the siege rattled Afghans.  (Pedro Ugarte / AFP/Getty Images)

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