A 12-hour siege of a luxury hotel by gunmen in the Afghan capital has come to an end, security forces say.
Six civilians, including a foreign woman, died at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, along with three attackers, the interior ministry said.
Some 160 people were rescued after Afghan troops fought through the night to regain control of the building.
Questions are being asked as to how the heavily-armed gang was able to enter such a highly-fortified place.
No group has yet said it was behind the attack, although suspicion will fall on the Taliban who targeted the hotel in 2011.
One Afghan news agency is disputing the authorities' latest on the siege.
Unconfirmed reports from Tolo News suggest there were five attackers, at least two of whom are still "alive and fighting". It says two foreigners are among the dead and dozens of bodies have been seen inside the hotel.
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