Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP) claimed responsibility for the December 12 bomb and gun attack on Longan Hotel of Kabul, which left at least 3 assailants killed and 21 others injured, including foreign nationals, khaama.com reports on December 13. IS-KP shared a video of the hotel on fire, showing smoke billowing from the building and a floor ablaze, and claimed that “Chinese communists and Taliban elements” were the attack targets.
In the attack December 12 attack on Longan Hotel of Kabul, five Chinese nationals were injured, according to Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, khaama.com reports on December 13. Wang said China had lodged solemn representations with the Afghan government. China demanded that the Afghan administration “spare no efforts” in looking for and rescuing Chinese citizens. Wang said that his country also demands an extensive investigation be launched, that the attackers be “severely” punished, and that the protection of Chinese individuals and organizations in Afghanistan be stepped up.