Death notices:
Katy Jane Hazell On 18th December Katy passed away peacefully at Poppy Cottage. Beloved daughter of Janet and Family. Family flowers only please. Donations if wished to Rennie Grove Hospice Care or Epilepsy Society Chalfont St Peter Through Arnold s Beaconsfield 01494 685000.
Derek Chesham 18/07/1933 - 01/01/2021 Derek passed away peaceful at The Heights Care Home with his wife Marion at his side. He will be sadly missed by his son Neil and stepson Colin and their families. Derek s funeral will take place at The Milton Chapel Amersham Crematorium on 22nd January 2021 at 11.30am. Due to covid restrictions people wishing to pay their respects will be limited to invitees only. A celebration of Dereks life will be held later in the year. A golden heart stopped beating. Two smiling eyes at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us he only takes the best. R.I.P.
reporter: what it looks like is the taliban fighters launched an atault on the hotels in which at least one blew himself up at the front gate in order to allow the other gunmen to enter. after that they took positions on the roof of the hotel where they were engaged in an hour-long gun battle with the afghan police. later on the afghan national army arrived at the scene, stormed the hotel and evacuated many of the guests. it s unclear right now how many guests were actually staying at the hotel at the time. it s so unique, it s been submitted for patents. reporter: right. i think that s a major concern right now, and a question that has to be answered by the afghan security forces in the coming days as it becomes more clear how this attack unfolded. now the attack itself while spectacular isn t necessarily a strategic gain for the taliban. the taliban cannot take the city per se but they can launch these high-profile attacks that draw a lot of attention. and then it falls
played out? reporter: well, what it looks like is the taliban fighters launching assaults on the hotels in which at least one blew up at the front gate in order to allow the other gunmen to enter. after that they took positions on the roof of the hotel where they were engaged in an hour-long gun battle with the afghan police later on the afghan national army arrived at the scene, stormed the hotel and evacuated many of the guests. it s unclear right now how many guests were actually staying at the hotel at the time. however, there were rpgs being launched, artillery fire, and it finally concluded with nato attack helicopters coming to engage the insurgents on the roof. erin, this clearly has hallmarks of other attacks that we have seen, even in kabul itself and in pakistan. small groups of gunmen, suicide bombers invading facilities and basically shooting who they can, blowing people up and trying to create as much mayhem as possible. it also kind of echos back to the mum