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NATO helicopters fired rockets at gunmen on the hotel roof; 11 civilians, 8 insurgents killed
By Deb Riechmann and Rahim Faiez - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jun 29, 2011 8:16:54 EDT

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed Wednesday that his army and police would be ready to take over from foreign forces as planned despite a brazen assault on one of Kabul's premier hotels that left 19 people dead — including all eight attackers.

The more than five-hour standoff at the Inter-Continental — one of the biggest and most complex attacks orchestrated in the Afghan capital — ended when NATO helicopters fired rockets at Taliban gunmen on the roof. The attack appeared designed to show that ... Read the rest of the story here.

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What do you make of the night time attack? Do you think Afghans will be able to enforce security themselves?