ISIS Claims Responsibility for Afghanistan Blast

At least 7 people were killed in an explosion targeting a hotel in the Afghan capital.

News ID: 87286

Date: 20 January 2026 - 09:36

TEHRAN (Defapress) - The AFP news agency reported that the ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for an explosion in Kabul that killed and injured several people.

Local media quoted the Kabul Emergency Management Agency as saying: Seven people have been killed in the explosion in central Kabul so far.

The AFP news agency also reported: At least seven people were killed in the explosion targeting a hotel in the Afghan capital.

Reuters also reported: A bomb exploded today in the "Shahr-e-Naw" area of ​​central Kabul, near a hotel-restaurant. Several civilians were killed and injured. The exact number has not yet been determined.

Chinese state media reported that two Chinese citizens were seriously injured.