The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility overnight for an explosoin at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people including a Chinese national.

A bombing that killed seven people and injured a dozen more at a noodle restaurant in a busy area of Kabul is likely to heighten China’s growing security concerns in Afghanistan.

Group links attack to China’s ‘crimes’ against Uighurs. Beijing urges Taliban government to protect its nationals.

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.

A BBC investigation reveals how attitudes to women, the internet and religion are dividing the group at the very top.

Chinese investments in mining, oil and infrastructure provide quick cash and come without human rights conditions, a combination that strengthens Akhundzada’s grip on power.

In Afghanistan, Taliban regime is exploiting its own people to sustain the illegal rule through extortion, seizure of property and looting of natural resources. According to the Afghan newspaper Hasht-e Subh, Taliban have intensified their seizure of gold mines in the northeastern provinces of Afghanistan.

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.

A powerful blast ripped through Kabul’s upscale Shahr-e-Naw district, shattering the Taliban’s claims of control. Smoke billowed over hotels and cafes as panic swept the streets. Hospitals reported rising casualties,

The IS claim included a threat against Chinese nationals in Afghanistan, linking the attack to China's alleged mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims in the western province of Xinjiang.View on euronews

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