TERROR – AT 11:43 A.M. ET:  This has been almost completely ignored by the mainstream media.  From Fox: 

More than 40 people were killed after Taliban gunmen stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday, a government official told Fox News on Sunday.

The assault pinned down security forces for more than 13 hours before the last attacker was killed, as guests were forced to flee the building while parts of the structure caught fire.

Some guests couple be seen shimmying down tied-together bedsheets from upper-floor windows, while others were rescued by Afghan forces. The heavily-guarded luxury hotel is popular among foreigners and Afghan officials.

Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said at a press conference among those killed included a foreigner and a telecommunications official from the western Farah province who was attending a conference. Six other people, including three security forces, were reported wounded and more than 150 people, including 41 foreigners, were rescued from the hotel, Danish said.

Ukraine said one of its citizens was killed in the attack. Vasyl Kyrylych, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, announced the death of the Ukrainian citizen in a brief statement on Twitter, without providing further details. The Afghan government officials told Fox News on Sunday bodies are still being discovered, and the final death toll may not be known for a while. 

COMMENT:  We are reminded once again that the terrorists never rest.  President Trump fortunately understands the importance of fighting terror at every turn, and of breaking the backs of groups like ISIS.  President Obama wanted terrorism to be called "man-made disasters," and refused to acknowledge the radical Islamic origins of most terror acts.  A tale of two presidents.

January 21, 2018