(CNN) Six tourists traveling in Herat province in the west of Afghanistan were injured Thursday when a rocket struck the vans they were traveling in, according to Afghan Army spokesman Najibullah Najibi. The injured were among a party of 11 tourists riding in two vans when the rocket struck. Jilani Farhad, a spokesman for the governor of western Herat province, added that the tourists were from the United States, Britain and Germany. An Afghan driver was also wounded in the attack. They were traveling through Herat's Chest-e-Sharif district, district chief Farhad Khademi told CNN.

Source: CNN August 04, 2016 09:44 UTC