Kabul raid shows Taliban's strength, tests Afghan security coordination

So the Taliban tried a big Mumbai style attack...
they were very sucky at it.

9 suicide bombers armed with guns, and only 9 killed; not a very successful attempt.

The first Suicide bomber took out the cops at the entrance, and allowed the others to slip inside...

“They went through all the hotel, opening the doors of each room and killing the people,”

The last suicide bomber took out a couple of cops and a civilian at 8am.
so at the beginning and the end 9 suicide bombers took out about 5, so 7 other bombers only managed to take out about 5 others.

They are still trying to figure it out, but the news has it as a large massacre, I say it was not that bad considering 9 suicide bombers were only able to kill about 9 people.




Christian Science Monitor
The attack began with a suicide bombing at a side gate to the hotel, killing police there and avoiding heavier security along the main entrance, according to Mr. Mujahid, the Taliban spokesman who says he maintained phone contact with the fighters during the raid.

“They went through all the hotel, opening the doors of each room and killing the people,” says Mujahid.

Afghan police and special forces led the response to the assault, which began late Tuesday night. They cut power to the hotel in order to plunge the militants into darkness.

The Afghans also called to international forces, known as ISAF, for aerial support. ISAF sent one Blackhawk helicopter and had others on standby if needed.