Three international vacationers and an Afghan nationwide have been killed by gunmen in Afghanistan’s central Bamiyan province on Friday, the Taliban Inside Ministry mentioned.
4 foreigners and three Afghans have been additionally wounded within the assault when gunmen opened hearth, Inside Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qaniee mentioned. He mentioned 4 individuals have been arrested.
The nationality of the vacationers and the id of the attackers weren’t instantly clear.
Mountainous Bamiyan is house to a UNESCO World Heritage web site and the stays of two big Buddha statues that have been blown up by the Taliban throughout their earlier rule in 2001.
Since taking on Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have promised to revive safety and encourage a small however rising variety of vacationers getting into the nation and promoting tickets to entry the Buddha statues.
Friday’s assault was one of the severe towards international residents since international forces left and the Taliban took energy in 2021.
The Islamic State claimed accountability for an assault that injured Chinese language residents at a resort common with Chinese language businessmen in Kabul in 2022.
