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In January this year, a Greek pilot called Vasileios Vasileiou checked into the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. The hotel was popular with international visitors - and the Taliban knew that. On January 20th they launched an attack and the hotel was under siege for more than fourteen hours. Vasileios was in his room and he hid in a bed frame to survive, while Taliban fighters operated from his room.

Image: Vasileios Vasileiou and the bed frame that saved his life
Credit: Vasileios Vasileiou

Published on Tuesday, 11th December 2018.

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