ISIS takes credit for Kabul suicide bombing at Chinese restaurant

The Islamic State claimed work connected Monday for a termination blast astatine a Chinese edifice successful Afghanistan that killed much than fractional a twelve people.

Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesperson for the Afghan Interior Ministry, told The New York Times the onslaught was carried retired by 1 idiosyncratic linked to ISIS-Khorasan, commonly known arsenic ISIS-K, 1 of the violent group’s astir lethal branches.

ISIS-K has claimed it targets Chinese citizens arsenic retaliation for Beijing's attraction of Uyghurs, a Muslim number group, and has besides denounced the Afghan government's narration with China, according to the Times.

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Workers cleanable the country arsenic Taliban constabulary unafraid the country aft an detonation astatine a Chinese restaurant, right, killed astatine slightest 7 people, including a Chinese national, a time earlier successful Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Siddiqullah Alizai/AP)

Kabul constabulary bid spokesperson Khalid Zadran said connected X that 7 radical were killed successful the explosion, including six Afghans and 1 Chinese national. Several others were injured.

Zadran said the blast occurred astir 3 p.m. section clip astatine a Chinese noodle edifice successful Kabul's Shahr-e-Naw vicinity that was jointly tally by Abdul Majeed, a Chinese Muslim from Xinjiang province, his wife, and an Afghan named Abdul Jabbar Mahmoud.

"The detonation occurred adjacent the kitchen. The quality of the detonation is inactive unknown, investigations are ongoing," helium added.

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The interior of a Chinese edifice is seen a time aft an detonation killed astatine slightest 7 people, including a Chinese national, successful Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Siddiqullah Alizai/AP)

China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told reporters astatine a property league connected Tuesday that 1 Chinese nationalist was killed and 5 others were wounded successful the attack.

Jiakun offered condolences to the families and said officials from the Chinese Embassy successful Afghanistan person visited the wounded successful the hospital. He said China urged the Afghan authorities to bash much to support Chinese nationals and institutions safe.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun takes a question from a writer astatine a property league successful Beijing, China, Jan. 7, 2025. (Florence Lo/Reuters)

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"China powerfully condemns and firmly opposes immoderate signifier of terrorism, supports Afghanistan and determination countries successful jointly warring each forms of violent and convulsive activities," helium said.

"Given the existent information concern successful Afghanistan, the Ministry erstwhile again advises Chinese nationals not to question to Afghanistan successful the adjacent aboriginal and asks Chinese nationals and companies already successful Afghanistan to instrumentality other precautions, measurement up information and depart high-risk regions arsenic soon arsenic possible."