2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack

2015 armed attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on international civilians May 2023 Afghanistan 250 34.5553 69.2075 Kabul 2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack Shāre Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan yes 2015 05 13 the Taliban insurgency 20:30 http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kabul-s-park-palace-hotel-siege-ends-5-confirmed-dead-1.3073045 Kabul's Park Palace Hotel siege ends, 5 confirmed dead Reuters 13 May 2015 13 May 2015 00:30 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attack-building-idUSKBN0NY23T20150513 Gunmen storm Kabul guest house, killing at least 5 Harooni Mirwais Reuters 13 May 2015 13 May 2015 UTC+4:30 Foreign nationals hostage crisis, suicide attack 14http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/14/asia/afghanistan-kabul-hotel-attack/ Death toll in Kabul hotel attack rises to 14; Taliban claims responsibility 14 May 2015 14 May 2015 6 https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/05/13/gunmen-storm-afghan-hotel-hosting-party-for-foreigners.html Afghan guesthouse siege ends with 5 dead, 6 wounded thestar.com 13 May 2015 Potter Mitch 13 May 2015 Taliban On 13 May 2015, three gunmen stormed the Park Palace guesthouse in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack is believed to be part of the Taliban's annual spring offensive against NATO's presence in the country.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/13/attack-by-gunmen-on-kabul-hotel-leaves-at-least-one-dead Attack by gunmen on Kabul hotel ends with five dead 13 May 2015 13 May 2015 Background Shortly before a concert was due to begin, three gunmen stormed the Park Palace Guest House in Kabul. The event was being attended primarily by foreign nationals from Turkey and India http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/13/asia/afghanistan-kabul-hotel-siege/ Gunmen storm Kabul hotel; witness reports trapped guests Popalzai Masoud 13 May 2015 13 May 2015 but with some US and European nationals in attendance as well. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/dozens-held-in-kabul-hotel-attack-31220445.html 'Dozens held' in Kabul hotel attack Belfast Telegraph 13 May 2015 13 May 2015 The guesthouse was likely targeted as part of the Taliban's common modus operandi to attack compounds hosting foreigners, which would not mark the first such attack by the Taliban in Afghanistan. http://www.latimes.com/world/afghanistan-pakistan/la-fg-afghanistan-attack-foreigners-2014119-story.html Taliban attacks housing complex for foreigners in Afghanistan Latifi Ali Los Angeles Times 19 November 2014 13 May 2015June 2021 medicmedic Recent attacks targeting foreigners https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/afghanistan-attack-suicide-bomber-attacks-nato-convoy-kabul-n313086 Afghanistan attack, suicide bomber attack NATO convoy in Kabul Rahim Fazul NBC News 13 May 2015 13 May 2015 as well as the March 2015 arrest of a commander of what US and other officials formerly called the "Kabul Attack Network" http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/03/afghan-intel-captures-taliban-commander-involved-in-targeting-foreigners-in-kabul.php Afghan intel captures Taliban commander involved in targeting 'foreigners' in Kabul Roggio Bill longwarjournal.org 13 May 2015 13 May 2015 had previously highlighted a potential for future targeting of foreign, particularly NATO-based nationals in the anticipated spring offensive launched annually by the Taliban. The Indian ambassador to Afghanistan, Amar Sinha, was also believed to be inside the hotel at the particular time, which may have made the location more high-profile. http://indianexpress.com/article/world/asia/kabul-attack-guesthouse-siege-ends-with-5-dead-6-wounded/ Taliban attacks Kabul guesthouse, 4 Indians and an American among 14 killed. 14 May 2015 The Indian Express 14 May 2015 Victims + Deaths by nationalityKabul Park Palace Hotel attack kills 14 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32732083 BBC News 14 May 2015CountryNumber Afghanistan 2013 4 India 4 Pakistan 2 Italy 1 Kazakhstan 1 United States 1 United Kingdom 1Total 14 Siege Three gunmen entered as a party was being hosted in honour of a Canadian during a performance by an Indian national. A survivor of the attack who fled the premises initially gave media reports of up to forty foreigners possibly trapped inside, with Indian officials confirming at least six of their nationals at the guesthouse. Police officers had initially freed twenty individuals from inside the guesthouse, according to Afghan officials. https://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-attack-government-compound-afghanistant-kill-7-093837764.html Gunmen storm Afghan guesthouse hosting party for foreigners O'Donnell Lynne Shah Amir 13 May 2015 13 May 2015 Norwegian special forces from Marinejegerkommandoenhttps://forsvaret.no/aktuelt/reddet-49-mennesker Slik reddet de 49 gisler - Forsvaret.no forsvaret.no dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170325030242/https://forsvaret.no/aktuelt/reddet-49-mennesker 2017-03-25 and Afghan security forces ended the operation shortly after midnight, killing the three assailants while rescuing over fifty people, including trapped guests and employees.https://forsvaret.no/aktuelt/reddet-49-mennesker Slik reddet de 49 gisler - Forsvaret.no forsvaret.no dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170325030242/https://forsvaret.no/aktuelt/reddet-49-mennesker 2017-03-25 Five deaths had initially been confirmed by Afghan security agencies, with the death toll rising to fourteen the next day as the hotel was searched for more persons. The highly respected American aid expert Paula Kantor lost her life shortly after the attack, due to her injuries.https://forsvaret.no/aktuelt/reddet-49-mennesker Slik reddet de 49 gisler - Forsvaret.no forsvaret.no dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170325030242/https://forsvaret.no/aktuelt/reddet-49-mennesker 2017-03-25 International reactions India - After receiving news of the attack while on a three-day visit to China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that he was "concerned about the situation" and offered his condolences via Twitter to Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. http://indianexpress.com/article/world/asia/kabul-attack-guesthouse-siege-ends-with-5-dead-6-wounded/ Taliban attacks Kabul guesthouse, 4 Indians and an American among 14 killed 14 May 2015 The Indian Express 14 May 2015 United Kingdom - After announcing a British casualty, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond was quoted as saying that "these callous acts of terrorism against innocent civilians must not be allowed to threaten the future of a more peaceful Afghanistan."http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/14/asia/afghanistan-kabul-hotel-attack/ Death toll in Kabul hotel attack rises to 14; Taliban claims responsibility 14 May 2015 15 May 2015 See also List of terrorist incidents, 2015 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack 2014 Kabul Serena Hotel attack List of terrorist attacks in Kabul References Afghanistan Category:2015 murders in Afghanistan Category:2015 mass murders Category:Mass murders in Kabul Category:Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2015 Category:Attacks on hotels in Afghanistan Category:Taliban attacks in Kabul Category:May 2015 in Afghanistan Category:2015 in Kabul Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Kabul Category:Terrorist incidents in Kabul Category:Mass shootings in Kabul Category:2015 massacres in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Category:Sieges of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Category:2015 mass shootings in Asia Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2015 Category:2010s sieges