Three Spanish tourists were killed in a gun attack in Afghanistan

STORY: Three Spanish tourists were killed in an attack by gunmen in Afghanistan’s central Bamiyan province.

The Spanish Foreign Ministry announced this on Friday.

According to the Taliban Interior Ministry, four arrests were made in connection with the attack, in which several foreigners and Afghans were also injured.

It is one of the most serious attacks on foreign citizens since the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover of the country in 2021.

It is unclear why the attack took place.

Mountainous Bamyan is home to a UNESCO World Heritage site and the remains of two giant Buddha statues blown up by the Taliban during their previous rule in 2001.

The Taliban have allowed a small number of tourists to visit and access the Buddha statues since 2021.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on the social messaging platform X that he was “shocked by the news of the murder of Spanish tourists in Afghanistan.”