Why was the Afghan hotel attacked?

The Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, the Afghan capital, was attacked by militants on the 2th. At present, at least one militant and several civilians have been killed, and no casualties of China citizens have been reported.

Najib Danis, spokesman of Afghan Interior Ministry, said that the attack took place at around 9 pm local time on 2th, and at least four unidentified militants entered the hotel. Afghan special forces immediately arrived at the scene. At present, at least one militant and several civilians have died. According to the information disclosed by witnesses at the scene, the number of casualties will rise further.

China's embassy in Afghanistan released a message in the early morning of 21st, saying that as of the early morning of 21st, there were no reports of China citizens staying in the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, and the institutions and embassy staff in China were safe.

The Embassy of China in Afghanistan also reminds citizens in China to attach great importance to security risks, strengthen security precautions and reduce unnecessary going out. China citizens should also be cautious when going to Afghanistan, pay attention to relevant news reports and local security situation, and keep in touch with our embassy in Afghanistan.

According to the data released by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan last October, in the first nine months of 217, 8,19 Afghan civilians were killed by internal conflicts and various terrorist attacks. Recently, security risks in some provinces in Afghanistan have continued to accumulate, and many armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and kidnappings have occurred one after another, causing a large number of casualties.

On January 18th this year, the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan issued a travel safety reminder to remind Afghan citizens not to travel to 21 provinces in China for the time being, and asked China citizens and institutions in the warning provinces to evacuate as soon as possible. At the same time, China citizens are reminded to travel to some areas carefully, including the capital Kabul.

May the people who were attacked by terrorist incidents be safe.