Kabul Hotel Attack

Religious Reasons For The Taliban Attack On The Intercontinental Hotel

James Fergusson | Posted 08.29.2011

James Fergusson

What is it about the Taliban and their convictions that make killing foreign hotel guests worth dying for? Part of the answer lies in Islamic eschatology.

Suicide Bomber Hits Intercontinental Hotel In Afghanistan's Capital

AP | RAHIM FAIEZ and DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 08.28.2011

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed Wednesday that his army and police would be ready to take over from foreign forces as p...