Washington ( CNN ) -- A U.S . Predator drone flew over a Kabul , Afghanistan , hotel during Tuesday night 's insurgent attack , providing critical video of the attackers as the situation unfolded , two coalition military officials said Wednesday . Information from the drone helped Afghan and coalition forces plan and conduct counterstrikes in the Hotel Inter-Continental attack , officials said . In addition , a U.S. Blackhawk helicopter fired on up to six insurgents on the hotel roof , the officials said . 8 militants , 10 others dead after attack on Kabul hotel . The helicopter carried snipers from the the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force , the officials said . The snipers were not with the U.S. military , but the NATO-led force declined to specify their nationality because the snipers are special forces and their country views their identities a sensitive matter . A NATO-led special forces team was also at the hotel to advise Afghan security forces , the officials said . Coalition military officials said that Afghan security forces took the lead in dealing with the attack . They said that senior Afghan security officials quickly arrived on the scene , including the interior minister and Kabul 's police chief . U.S. guest wrote will in hotel . At least 10 people were killed in the brazen , carefully orchestrated attack that raged into the early hours of Wednesday , officials said . The Taliban claimed responsibility for the siege , and authorities said eight militants died as well .
A Predator drone flew near the Kabul hotel , coalition officials said . A U.S. Blackhawk helicopter carried snipers toward the hotel , they said . Special forces from a NATO-led team advised Afghan security forces . Coalition officials say that Afghan forces took the lead .