Kabul police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said that the blast occurred at the joint restaurant of Chinese Muslims and Afghans called "Chinese Noodle." He added that a Chinese Muslim, Abdul Majid, resident of Xinjiang province, was among the victims.
A Taliban spokesman confirmed his death, and Interior Ministry officials stated that the explosion was caused by a suicide bombing. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
The heavy blast that killed at least 6 near Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry in Kabul on Monday was planned and executed by the Islamic State, Reuters News Agency reported.
Quetta [Pakistan], October 13 (ANI): Hundreds of people belonging to the Hazara community, including women and children organised a rally on Wednesday against the genocide of their group in the Hazara Town area.
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 3 (ANI): At least 46 girls and young women were among the 53 people killed in Friday's blast at the education centre in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, the United Nations said on Monday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 3 (ANI): Days after the Kabul education centre blast killed over 40 people, another explosion occurred on Monday in the western part of the Afghan capital, targeting another Hazara-populated area.
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 1 (ANI): A blast was heard near the Maulana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi High school in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday, the possibility of a second blast in two days.
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 1 (ANI): A number of women from Afghanistan's minority Hazara community on Saturday protested in Kabul against the terror attack at the Kaaj Educational Center that resulted in 60 deaths and injuries to several others, many of whom were students.
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 30 (ANI): UN special rapporteur for Afghan Human Rights, Richard Bennett condemned the blast in the western Kabul area of Afghanistan and urged to stop international crimes.
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 30 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday condemned the blast in the western Kabul area of Afghanistan.