The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. June 22, 2012 18 Die in Taliban Seige of Resort Hotel Near Kabul --------------------------------------------------- In Afghanistan, Taliban fighters have ended a 13-hour siege of a lakeside hotel near the capital of Kabul. At least 18 people were killed.