China has urged the Taliban interim government in Afghanistan to ensure the safety of Chinese nationals, projects and institutions following a deadly explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Kabul that killed 20 people, including one Chinese citizen. Beijing strongly condemned the terror attack, claimed by the Islamic State, and advised its nationals
20 January,2026 07:09 PM IST | Beijing | PTI-1768904516150_d.png "ISI uses Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as launch pad for ISKP, LeT to target TTP")
Intelligence inputs say Pakistan’s ISI has unified ISKP and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under a single commander to launch a major offensive against the TTP, triggering large-scale civilian displacement and raising humanitarian and regional security concerns
20 January,2026 03:54 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Afghan authorities did not officially say what caused the blast, noting it was under investigation. But the president of neighbouring Pakistan issued a statement attributing the explosion to a bomb
20 January,2026 10:17 AM IST | Kabul | AP
Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the TTP. It added that a sanitisation operation was being conducted to eliminate any other terrorists in the area
26 November,2025 08:38 AM IST | Peshawar | AgenciesADVERTISEMENT
