KABUL — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an explosion that officials said killed a Chinese national and six Afghans, while injuring several more as it tore through a restaurant in a heavily guarded part of Afghanistan's capital. Monday's blast took place in the commercial Shahr-e-»»»

Damage to a building across the street is seen a day after an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai) Beijing on Tuesday asked Afghanistan's Taliban regime to ensure the safety of Chinese nationals and projects following a deadl»»»

Group links attack to China’s ‘crimes’ against Uighurs. Beijing urges Taliban government to protect its nationals. ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people. The group said in a statement posted on its »»»

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Beijing has demanded the Taliban government protect its citizens after an explosion at a Chinese-run restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least seven people. Six Afghans and one Chinese national were killed, and several more injured, in the blast at a Chinese restaurant in a heavily-gua»»»

The IS claim included a threat against Chinese nationals in Afghanistan, linking the attack to China's alleged mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims in the western province of Xinjiang. The so-called Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanista»»»