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).

China has urged Afghanistan to severely punish the perpetrators and take forceful measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens, institutions and projects after a Chinese mine worker was killed in an attack in the South Asian nation on Tuesday. It's reported that the Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the attack.

Islamic State claims responsibility for killing Chinese national in Afghanistan, amid ongoing security concerns for Chinese investors.

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,