This photo taken on Oct. 15, 2025 shows smoke rising from the site of an explosion in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. At local time around 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, an explosion was heard in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, sending thick smoke billowing from the scene. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

KABUL, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- At local time around 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, an explosion was heard in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, sending thick smoke billowing from the scene. ■

This photo taken with a mobile phone on Oct. 15, 2025 shows smoke rising from the site of an explosion in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. At local time around 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, an explosion was heard in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, sending thick smoke billowing from the scene. (Photo by Jiang Chunmei/Xinhua)