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A deadly explosion hit a central Kabul hotel on Monday (January 19, 2026), 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”.
Published – January 19, 2026 06:30 pm IST
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Deadly blast hits Kabul hotel, say Afghan police, government
