Afghan security personnel walk past the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan on Jan. 23. (Photo: AP)

Americans were among the dead and wounded in the weekend attack by Taliban gunmen on a Kabul luxury hotel, a State Department official said Tuesday.

"We can confirm that there were US citizen fatalities and injuries," the official said, without specifying how many Americans were involved.

‎"We offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those who were killed and wish for the speedy recovery of those wounded."