The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national, and wounded more than a dozen others.

An Islamic State attack targeting Chinese citizens killed at least seven people on a crowded street in Afghanistan on Monday.

President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the bomb blast at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. He expressed deep grief over the casualties and extended heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims.

An explosion in downtown Kabul on Monday has killed at least seven people and wounded about a dozen more, according to police and an Italian charity.

As Afghanistan enters 2026, deep fractures inside the Taliban leadership threaten the regime's grip on power in part due to Supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada's isolationist rule.

Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which has banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles.