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2024 Bamyan shooting
On 17 May 2024, a group of foreign tourists were attacked by gunmen at a market in Bamyan Province in central Afghanistan, according to government and security sources.[2] Taliban-led Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Matin Qani said that three Spaniards and three Afghans were killed, including a Taliban member. Eight other people were injured, including one Lithuanian, one Norwegian, one Australian and one Spaniard.[3][4][5] The injured Spaniard tourist died from her injuries in Spain on July 30. [6] Qani said on X that Taliban forces' efforts to apprehend the perpetrators led to the arrests of four suspects linked to the assault, and that they were possibly affiliated with the Islamic State.[7] On 19 May, ISIS – Khorasan Province Islamic State officially claimed responsibility for the attack, adding that they had targeted western tourists from countries that were a part of the US-led anti-IS coalition, alongside their Afghan Shia guides.[8] See alsoReferences
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