The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Chinese national in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, in a post on its Telegram channel late on Wednesday.

The flags of China and Afghanistan's Taliban are displayed during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 5, 2023. A gun attack claimed by an Islamic State affiliate killed a Chinese national in northeast Afghanistan, the Taliban announced on Jan. 22, 2025.

KABUL (Reuters) -- The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Chinese national in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, in a post on its Telegram channel late on Wednesday.

A Chinese man was killed in northeastern Afghanistan, a Taliban police spokesman said Wednesday. The killing of foreigners is rare in the country, especially since the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2021.

China has called on Afghanistan to thoroughly investigate an attack that killed one of its nationals in northern Takhar province. A Chinese citizen, surnamed Li, who was associated with a mining company,

Islamic State said it targeted a vehicle carrying the Chinese citizen, which led to his death China said Thursday it had lodged "solemn representations" with Afghanistan's Taliban government over the killing of a Chinese mine worker in an attack claimed by Islamic State (Isis).