Saturday, 18 January 2014

Britons and Americans Among Kabul Restaurant Dead

Taliban attack on restaurant in Afghan capital kills at least 21 - The Washington Post
"“The U.S. Embassy has confirmed that at least two private U.S. citizens were among the victims of last night’s terrorist attack in Kabul,” officials said in a tweet on Saturday.
State Department spokes­woman Jen Psaki said the dead did not include any members of the U.S. Embassy staff in Kabul.
Hashmat Stanekzai, a spokesman for Kabul’s police command, said, “We have established that 21 people, 13 foreigners and eight Afghans were killed in the attack.” He said five of the victims were women, four of them expatriates.
Britain’s Foreign Office confirmed late Friday that a British national was among the dead, the Associated Press reported. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said two Canadians died in the attack, according to Reuters."


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