An Afghan burqa-clad woman walks along a street against the backdrop of snow laden mountains in the Argo district of Badakhshan province on Jan. 18, 2026. (Credit: Omer Abrar / AFP)
A deadly explosion hit a central Kabul hotel on Monday, city police and the Afghan government said, and an AFP journalist saw firefighters near the scene.
"An explosion occurred in a hotel on Gulfaroshi Street in Shahr-e-Naw, the fourth district of Kabul city, causing casualties," Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said without detailing the cause.
Abdul Mateen Qani, the interior ministry spokesman, told AFP: "We do have casualties, both wounded and killed."
A deadly explosion hit a central Kabul hotel on Monday, city police and the Afghan government said, and an AFP journalist saw firefighters near the scene.
"An explosion occurred in a hotel on Gulfaroshi Street in Shahr-e-Naw, the fourth district of Kabul city, causing casualties," Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said without detailing the cause.
Abdul Mateen Qani, the interior ministry spokesman, told AFP: "We do have casualties, both wounded and killed."
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