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Blast kills seven at Chinese-run restaurant in Afghan capital, Islamic State claims responsibility

The noodle restaurant was jointly run by a Chinese Muslim, Abdul Majid, his wife, and an Afghan partner, Abdul Jabbar Mahmood, and served the Chinese Muslim community, a police spokesperson said.

Ambulances rush along a road towards the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2025; illustrative.
Afghan citizens wait to register as they attempt to return to their country, with trucks loaded with their belongings seen in the background, after Pakistan closed border crossings for trade with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire between the two nations' forces, at the Chaman border crossing i

Why are tensions flaring again between Afghanistan and Pakistan? - explainer

Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif

Kabul must rein in militants for ceasefire to hold, says Pakistan

A Pakistani border policeman stands guard at the zero point Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Nangarhar province on December 6, 2023.

Pakistan closes border with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire


US forces fire crowd control measures at Kabul airport

US troops sent to assist with the evacuation of personnel in Afghanistan fired shots at Hamid Karzai International Airport. No one was injured.

 People climb a barbed wire wall to enter the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from a video.

Thousands of diplomats, civilians evacuated from Afghanistan

In addition, Britain has managed to remove around 1,000 people a day from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country.

 TALIBAN FORCES patrol a street in Herat, Afghanistan, August 14, 2021

Evacuation efforts from Kabul continue

The Dutch sent another plane to assist with evacuations

 A horde of people run towards the Kabul Airport Terminal, after Taliban insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul, August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media

Iran says its embassy in Kabul remains open

The report came as many countries evacuated their embassy staff from Kabul due to concerns over the security situation after Taliban insurgents seized the city.

 A horde of people run towards the Kabul Airport Terminal, after Taliban insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul, August 16, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media

UK's Boris Johnson to host virtual G7 meeting on Afghanistan

Following the successful invasion of Kabul, the Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan as over.

US President Joe Biden walks from Marine One in the falling rain as he arrives at Fort McNair on his way back to the White House to deliver a statement on Afghanistan, in Washington, U.S., August 16, 2021.

Afghanistan: German evacuation plane lands in Kabul - report

The first of three German planes sent to evacuate personnel in Afghanistan has landed in Kabul.

 A military helicopter lands at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, January 16, 2013.

US seeks to secure Kabul airport after chaos

Countries all over the world prepare evacuation efforts as Afghans climb US airplanes in desperation to flee Taliban.

 CH-46 Sea Knight military transport helicopter flies over Kabul, Afghanistan

Kabul disaster isn’t like Saigon, where US saved thousands in 1975

The scenes at the Kabul airport are being compared to the Evacuation of Saigon in 1975.

 People try to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul

Afghanistan's winners: Qatar, Russia, China, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran

Most of these countries have hosted the Taliban or tacitly backed them.

 Taliban waving a flag drive through the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021 in this still image taken from social media video.

Kabul breached: Taliban seize presidential palace, declare 'war is over'

The Taliban said there will be no transitional government and demanded immediate control after Afghan President Asraf Ghani fled the country.

 CH-46 Sea Knight military transport helicopter flies over Kabul, Afghanistan