Taliban says it's behind explosion at Kabul hotel

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The power is out across Kabul following an explosion.
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The Taliban says it is behind an explosion early Monday morning that rocked a Kabul hotel primarily used by foreign workers.

In an email to media outlets, Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said his group detonated a truck bomb outside the Northgate Hotel, and fighters were able to make their way inside. During a gun battle, one police officer and two militants were killed, the BBC reports; no one staying at the hotel was injured. The compound, near Bagram Air Base, is heavily fortified and was attacked by insurgents in 2013. The blast caused widespread power outages in the area.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.