Its foreign ministry said one of the wounded was also a Spanish woman, whohad been seriously injured and underwent surgery in Kabul. Local officials said the civilians were working with the tour group, whilethe Taliban security official had returned fire when the shooting broke out. Spanish diplomats were headed to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Qatar, wherethe Spanish ambassador to the country is currently based. It has, however, supported a fledgling tourism sector, with more than 5,000foreign tourists visiting Afghanistan in 2023, according to official figures. The number of bombings and suicide attacks in Afghanistan has fallendramatically since the Taliban authorities took power, and deadly attacks onforeigners are rare.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha May 19, 2024 09:23 UTC