Overview
- Kabul police say one Chinese national and six Afghans were killed and several others wounded when an explosion struck the Chinese Noodle restaurant on Gulfaroshi Street in the Shahr-e-Naw district.
- Officials reported the blast occurred near the kitchen of the Chinese-run venue, which served the local Chinese Muslim community, with the cause still under official investigation.
- The medical charity EMERGENCY said its Kabul surgical center received 20 casualties from the incident, including seven people who were dead on arrival, noting that the figures remain provisional.
- Islamic State-Khorasan claimed a suicide attack targeting Chinese nationals and asserted 25 casualties, a claim that has not been independently verified.
- China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed one Chinese fatality and five wounded Chinese citizens, urged nationals to avoid travel to Afghanistan, and pressed local authorities to protect Chinese people and projects.