Beijing has demanded the Taliban government protect its citizens after an explosion at a Chinese-run restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least seven people.
Six Afghans and one Chinese national were killed, and several more injured, in the blast at a Chinese restaurant in a heavily-guarded part of the city centre on Monday, officials told the media.
The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the attack - although police in Kabul said the "nature of the explosion is unknown so far and is being investigated".
China has urged its citizens not to travel to Afghanistan, where the Taliban seized control in 2021. Islamic State has claimed numerous bombings since then.
Speaking on Tuesday, Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun added that China had "made urgent representations with the Afghan side, demanding that the Afghan side spare no effort to treat the injured, further take effective measures to protect the safety of Chinese citizens".
