Last week in Bamiyan province, Afghanistan, the Daesh group claimed responsibility for an attack on a bus carrying foreign tourists, resulting in the deaths of three Spanish citizens and three Afghans, as well as injuries to at least seven people.
Daesh stated that the attack was in retaliation for IS leaders' instructions to target EU citizens.
Spain's Foreign Ministry confirmed three Spanish fatalities and one injury.
A Taliban official in Bamiyan,
Afghanistan, reported that four foreigners were wounded in a Daesh (ISIS) attack.
The injured individuals are from Spain, Norway, Australia, and Latvia.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed concern over the news.
The Taliban transferred the wounded to Kabul for treatment, and their conditions are reportedly stable.
The Daesh affiliate in
Afghanistan has been a significant Taliban rival, responsible for attacks on schools, hospitals, mosques, and minority Shiite areas.
The Taliban took control of
Afghanistan in August 2021 as US and NATO forces were withdrawing after 20 years of war.
The Taliban is experiencing an increase in tourist numbers, with 7,000 foreign tourists visiting in 2023, up from 691 in 2021.
Bamiyan, home to two ancient Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, is a popular tourist destination.
However, a hand grenade explosion in Kandahar killed at least one civilian and injured three, and the cause remains unknown.