Kabul Dining Establishment Bombing Claims Lives, Beijing Needs Defense
KABUL– A battle at a Chinese restaurant in Kabul Monday caused multiple casualties, consisting of one Chinese national, motivating a solid reaction from Beijing. Islamic State (IS) claimed duty, citing China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims as inspiration. The Taliban government is checking out the occurrence.
- Casualties: 7 verified dead, including six Afghans and one Chinese nationwide. Twenty wounded.
- Place: Chinese Noodle restaurant in the Shahr-e-Naw area of Kabul.
- Feedback: China has actually prompted the Taliban to protect its citizens and provided traveling cautions for Afghanistan.
- IS Insurance claim: The militant group mentioned China’s “enhancing criminal activities against … Uyghur Muslims.”
