This was announced by the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan Omar Zahilwal on his Twitter. According to him, Poyan served as Consul General in Peshawar.
Responsibility for the attack on the hotel was assumed by the terrorist organization "Taliban". According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Afghanistan, the attack involved six militants.
Recall, the hotel hosted a party, which broke into the militants and opened fire on people.
As reported URA-Inform, as a result of the terrorist attack on the hotel Intercontinental in Kabul, which occurred on Sunday morning, January 21, killing 18 people. Among them - nine Ukrainian citizens. In this case, two more persons are still not identified.