KABUL: The our bodies of three Spanish vacationers and three Afghans shot lifeless whereas on a tour in Afghanistan have been transported to the capital together with a number of wounded, the Taliban authorities stated Saturday.
The group have been fired on whereas strolling by a market within the mountainous metropolis of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan, round 180 kilometres (100 miles) from the capital Kabul, on Friday night.
“All lifeless our bodies have been shifted to Kabul and are within the forensic division and the wounded are additionally in Kabul. Each lifeless and wounded embrace girls,” the federal government’s inside ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani instructed AFP.
“Among the many eight wounded, of whom 4 are foreigners, just one aged international girl is just not in a really secure scenario.”
Qani stated the dying toll had risen to 6, together with two Afghan civilians and one Taliban member.
Spain’s international ministry on Friday introduced that three of the lifeless have been Spanish vacationers, including that at the least one different Spanish nationwide was wounded.
In accordance with preliminary data offered by hospital sources, the wounded have been from Norway, Australia, Lithuania and Spain.
“They have been roaming within the bazaar after they have been attacked,” Qani added.
“Seven suspects have been arrested of which one is wounded, the investigation remains to be occurring and the Islamic Emirate is critically trying into the matter.”
He didn’t say if there had been a number of shooters.
Fledgling tourism sector
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez posted on X, previously Twitter: “Overwhelmed by the information of the homicide of Spanish vacationers in Afghanistan.”
The European Union condemned the assault “within the strongest phrases”.
“Our ideas are with the households and family members of the victims who misplaced their lives and people injured within the assault,” the bloc stated in a press release.
The Taliban authorities, which took energy in 2021 after a decade-long insurgency in opposition to international forces, has but to be formally recognised by any authorities.
It has, nonetheless, supported a fledgling tourism sector, with greater than 5,000 international vacationers visiting Afghanistan in 2023, in accordance with official figures.
Vacationers vacation with out consular assist, after most embassies have been evacuated, and lots of Western nations advise in opposition to all journey to the nation, warning of kidnap and assault dangers.
Alongside safety issues, the nation has restricted highway infrastructure and a dilapidated well being service.
Bamiyan is Afghanistan’s prime vacationer vacation spot, recognized for turquoise lakes and putting mountains, and as soon as dwelling to the enormous Buddha statues that have been blown up by the Taliban in 2001 throughout their earlier rule.
The variety of bombings and suicide assaults in Afghanistan has lowered dramatically for the reason that Taliban authorities took energy and lethal assaults on foreigners are uncommon.
Nevertheless, various armed teams, together with the Islamic State group, stay a risk.
The jihadist group has waged a marketing campaign of assaults on international pursuits in a bid to weaken the Taliban authorities, concentrating on Pakistan and Russian embassies in addition to Chinese language businessmen.
The group have been fired on whereas strolling by a market within the mountainous metropolis of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan, round 180 kilometres (100 miles) from the capital Kabul, on Friday night.
“All lifeless our bodies have been shifted to Kabul and are within the forensic division and the wounded are additionally in Kabul. Each lifeless and wounded embrace girls,” the federal government’s inside ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani instructed AFP.
“Among the many eight wounded, of whom 4 are foreigners, just one aged international girl is just not in a really secure scenario.”
Qani stated the dying toll had risen to 6, together with two Afghan civilians and one Taliban member.
Spain’s international ministry on Friday introduced that three of the lifeless have been Spanish vacationers, including that at the least one different Spanish nationwide was wounded.
In accordance with preliminary data offered by hospital sources, the wounded have been from Norway, Australia, Lithuania and Spain.
“They have been roaming within the bazaar after they have been attacked,” Qani added.
“Seven suspects have been arrested of which one is wounded, the investigation remains to be occurring and the Islamic Emirate is critically trying into the matter.”
He didn’t say if there had been a number of shooters.
Fledgling tourism sector
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez posted on X, previously Twitter: “Overwhelmed by the information of the homicide of Spanish vacationers in Afghanistan.”
The European Union condemned the assault “within the strongest phrases”.
“Our ideas are with the households and family members of the victims who misplaced their lives and people injured within the assault,” the bloc stated in a press release.
The Taliban authorities, which took energy in 2021 after a decade-long insurgency in opposition to international forces, has but to be formally recognised by any authorities.
It has, nonetheless, supported a fledgling tourism sector, with greater than 5,000 international vacationers visiting Afghanistan in 2023, in accordance with official figures.
Vacationers vacation with out consular assist, after most embassies have been evacuated, and lots of Western nations advise in opposition to all journey to the nation, warning of kidnap and assault dangers.
Alongside safety issues, the nation has restricted highway infrastructure and a dilapidated well being service.
Bamiyan is Afghanistan’s prime vacationer vacation spot, recognized for turquoise lakes and putting mountains, and as soon as dwelling to the enormous Buddha statues that have been blown up by the Taliban in 2001 throughout their earlier rule.
The variety of bombings and suicide assaults in Afghanistan has lowered dramatically for the reason that Taliban authorities took energy and lethal assaults on foreigners are uncommon.
Nevertheless, various armed teams, together with the Islamic State group, stay a risk.
The jihadist group has waged a marketing campaign of assaults on international pursuits in a bid to weaken the Taliban authorities, concentrating on Pakistan and Russian embassies in addition to Chinese language businessmen.
