Aftermath of the Intercontinental hotel attack in KabulAn Afghan journalist walks near the Intercontinental hotel that was attacked by Taliban militants , in Kabul , Afghanistan , 22 January 2018 . At least 18 people , including 14 foreigners , were killed when gunmen laid siege to the Interncontinental hotel . Since the formal end of NATO ' s combat mission in Jan . 2015 , the Afghan government has been steadily losing ground to insurgents and now controls only 57 percent of the country , according to the US . EPA / HEDAYATULLAH AMID ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 기자 와 1 : 1 채팅    ▶ 평창동 계 올림픽 영상 공모전