On January 20, 2018, armed Taliban gunmen stormed the Kabul Continental Hotel, killing 40 people in a coordinated assault. The victims included mainly government IT specialists, crew members of a private Afghan airline, and other Afghan and international hotel guests. This attack was notable as the only incident in 2018 where not all victims were Afghan nationals—15 of those killed and several of the injured were foreigners. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack targeting both domestic and international civilians at a prominent hotel.