ISIL claims Kabul attack on Chinese restaurant that killed seven people

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On January 20, 2026, ISIL (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Chinese restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed at least seven people. The group stated the attack, which targeted a restaurant frequented by Chinese nationals, was in response to China's alleged mistreatment of Uighurs. While ISIL claimed 25 casualties, local authorities reported seven deaths, including one Chinese national and six Afghans. China has urged the Taliban government to protect its citizens and investments in Afghanistan following the attack, which also injured five Chinese nationals. The restaurant was jointly operated by Chinese and Afghan partners and served the Chinese Muslim community. The Taliban government is investigating the incident.

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China requested that Afghanistan “spare no effort” in treating the wounded and take measures to protect its citizens.

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Police spokesperson said the blast killed a Chinese national and six Afghans.

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Ministry of Interior spokesperson said the cause of the explosion was “unknown so far and is being investigated”.

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ISIL linked the attack to “growing crimes by the Chinese government against Uighurs”.

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ISIL claims responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Kabul that killed at least seven people.

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Group links attack to China’s ‘crimes’ against Uighurs. Beijing urges Taliban government to protect its nationals.Published On 20 Jan 2026ISIL (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 Aamaq news agency late on Monday that a suicide bomber entered a restaurant in Kabul frequented by Chinese nationals and detonated an explosive vest.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Blast kills seven people at hotel restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital Kabullist 2 of 3Thousands in Kabul attend Afghanistan’s national buzkashi championshiplist 3 of 3Who will save Afghans from hunger?end of listISIL’s statement, which claimed 25 people were killed or wounded in the blast, including Taliban guards, linked the attack to “growing crimes by the Chinese government against Uighurs” and issued a further threat against Chinese nationals in the country.Ministry of Interior spokesperson Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said on Tuesday that the cause of the explosion at the Chinese Noodle restaurant in the commercial Shahr-e-Naw area was “unknown so far and is being investigated”.Police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said the blast killed a Chinese national, identified only as Ayub, and six Afghans.The restaurant serving the Chinese Muslim community was jointly run by a Chinese Muslim man, Abdul Majid, his wife and an Afghan partner, Abdul Jabbar Mahmood, Zadran said.Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a news briefing that five Chinese nationals were injured, requesting that Afghanistan “spare no effort” in treating the wounded and take measures to protect the safety of its citizens and investments.China, which shares a 76km (47-mile) border with Afghanistan, has close ties with the Taliban government, and Chinese business visitors have flocked to the country since the group took control of war-torn Afghanistan in 2021.

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