Islamic State claims responsibility for gun attack that killed three Spanish tourists in Afghanistan

The terror group’s affiliate in Afghanistan is a major rival of the country’s Taliban government, and earlier claimed responsibility for an attack on Chinese citizens in Kabul in 2022.

Islamic State has claimed responsibility after three Spanish tourists were killed when gunmen opened fire in Afghanistan’s central Bamiyan province.

An Afghan person was also killed, and a further four foreign nationals and three Afghans were injured in the attack in the mountainous region, the Taliban’s interior ministry has said.

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack on its Telegram channel.

The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that three of its nationals died in the attack and that at least one more had been injured.

afraid_of_zombies,

I am going to suggest that people consider other countries to visit for tourism.

Zedstrian,

The Taliban and ISIS are acting like the Spider-Man pointing meme.

electric,

Afghanistan

Tourists

Yeah.

Also, what a shitty article. No other information beyond what was said in the title, though the extra context of how Afghanistan went from almost 700 tourists in 2021 to 7000 now is both concerning and disappointing.

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Other than the Buddha statues, which admittedly was where the tourists were killed, what even is there to see?

Droechai,

Apparently quite impressive cave complexes in the mountains, or so I’ve heard

CluckN,

Booking tickets now you’ve convinced me.

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