Overview
- The explosion struck the Shahr-e-Naw district at a Chinese-oriented eatery known as Lanzhou Beef Noodles, with police saying it began in the kitchen.
- At least seven people were killed, including one Chinese national and six Afghans, and roughly 13 others were injured, according to police and the aid group Emergency.
- The Taliban interior ministry acknowledged Islamic State involvement after IS channels said a suicide attacker targeted Chinese nationals.
- China’s Xinhua reported two Chinese citizens were seriously wounded and said an Afghan security member was among the dead.
- Police initially reported a hotel blast before confirming the restaurant site, the street reopened within hours, and investigators are still determining the precise cause and sequence.