Top of the Hour: Pakistan Militants Were Behind Hotel Attack, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Coalition forces in Afghanistan say that Pakistan’s militant, Al-Qaeda-linked  Haqqani network facilitated the attack on Tuesday on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul that left at least 21 people dead. A spokesman for Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry says the attackers entered Afghanistan from Pakistan. Meanwhile, NATO says that a senior commander involved in planning the attack has been killed in an airstrike in Southeast Pakistan.  

Invest in independent global news

The World is an independent newsroom. We’re not funded by billionaires; instead, we rely on readers and listeners like you. As a listener, you’re a crucial part of our team and our global community. Your support is vital to running our nonprofit newsroom, and we can’t do this work without you. Will you support The World with a gift today? Donations made between now and Dec. 31 will be matched 1:1. Thanks for investing in our work!