Overview
- A Kabul police spokesman said the dead include one Chinese Muslim and six Afghans, and the aid group Emergency reported 13 injured, including four women and a child.
- Authorities revised initial statements that pointed to a hotel, clarifying the blast struck a Chinese-style noodle restaurant in the business district.
- Police said the explosion occurred in the kitchen, with the exact cause still under investigation.
- The blast occurred around 3:30 p.m. local time, emergency crews secured the scene, and the street reopened to traffic a few hours later.
- The district is considered one of Kabul’s safer central areas, and local footage showed smoke and dust as firefighters and an ambulance responded.