‘Three attackers dead’ after assault on Kabul hotel

Smoke rises from a hotel after an explosion and gunfire in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan (AP)

A hotel catering for foreign visitors in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, was attacked on Monday and three of the assailants were killed, a Taliban official said.

Two foreign residents were injured when they jumped out of windows to escape, said Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban government’s spokesman.