What We Know

■ At least 80 people were killed and 350 wounded on Wednesday when explosives were detonated in Kabul’s diplomatic quarter, near the German Embassy. An official traced the blast to a tanker truck.

■ The attack was one of the deadliest in the Afghan war, and the toll was expected to rise.

■ The explosion could be heard throughout the city center. Windows were shattered a mile away.

■ The German Embassy was extensively damaged, and an Afghan security guard working there was killed.

■ Germany postponed a flight carrying deportees bound for Afghanistan, citing logistical reasons for embassy employees in the country.