popular with Chinese business people in the Afghan capital on Monday , with witnesses reporting multiple blasts and several bursts of gunfire, as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility.
Italian non-governmental organisation Emergency NGO, which operates a hospital just 1km from the blast site, said it had received 21 casualties, including three people dead on arrival.A Kabul police spokesman said three attackers were killed and one suspect arrested, blaming the assault on"mischievous elements".
One of the two fighters, whom IS identified as Abu Umar and Abdul Jabbar, threw hand grenades at Taliban officers, the statement said, while the other began detonating explosive devices and firing at hotel guests, the group said in a statement, claiming 30 people were wounded or killed. The Taliban have promised that Afghanistan would not be used as a base for militants and, in exchange, China has offered economic support and investment for Afghanistan's reconstruction.
The United States on Monday urged the Taliban to"live up to the commitments that they've made to the international community," State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.