Several gunmen opened fire on tourists in Bamyan, Afghanistan, resulting in six deaths and eight injuries. Among the deceased are three Spanish nationals, three Afghans, and five Hazaras. One Australian is among the injured. The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for the attack, stating it targeted foreign tourists and local Hazaras for sectarian reasons. The attack involved tourists from Spain, Lithuania, Australia, and Norway. The ISKP's statement through Amaq News Agency indicates the attack was part of a broader strategy to target Christian tourists and foreigners in Afghanistan. Additionally, the Taliban-affiliated Al Mersaad media has named Sarwar, a Hazara, as the main suspect in the attack.
𝗜𝗦𝗞𝗣 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 ISKP claimed responsibility for the Kandahar explosion, stating that the group "detonated an IED placed in a cart on a bus carrying Taliban members, which was traveling on Kabul Station… https://t.co/TkuKF1Piz6 https://t.co/6sLJpVMPGS
ISKP claiming new VBIED attack targeting Taliban members in Kandahar today. #Afghanistan https://t.co/1wVXrGGZGA
#Afghanistan: Islamic State — Wilāyah Khorāsān claims responsibility for targeting a bus that was carrying Afghān Tālibān fighters by detonating a VBIED today in Kandahar city. At least 20 Tālibān fighters, including a commander, were killed/injured, the statement added. https://t.co/EdKO6VACbR
TKD MONITORING: The Islamic State of Khorasan (ISKP) has claimed the attack in Kandahar, adding that their intended target of the explosive laden vehicle was a bus carrying Taliban. https://t.co/Zg7bm0XolF https://t.co/5fVYyLDjtH
Bomb blast kills at least one person and injures three others in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar: no claim but ISK suspected #terrorism https://t.co/GBVDKlh9e6
🚨🇦🇫 ISIS has carried out a TERROR ATTACK in another ANTI-ZIONIST state, this time Afghanistan. They killed 3 Spanish tourists. https://t.co/1Q9G1AQgKR
ALERT: At least four people have lost their lives in a grenade explosion that took place at 7:00 AM this morning in Kandahar city, Afghanistan. According to the Kandahar Police Headquarters, security forces arrived at the scene immediately after the incident and have launched an…
ALERT: Unidentified attackers hurled at least 3 hand grenades at the Police Station of Defence Housing Authority in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, “2 of the grenades did not explode” a police officer told The Khorasan Diary, “one of them went off causing damage to the building but…
ALERT: A station house officer of Yarak police station was injured when unidentified motorcyclists attacked his car at Sadra Shareef Road, Dera Ismail Khan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Khubab Wali was on his way to his police station in his private vehicle when the incident…
𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗺𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶 𝗛𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗮 The Taliban-affiliated Al Mersaad media claimed that Sarwar, a Hazara arrested in Bamyan, is the main suspect in the attack on foreign tourists. Meanwhile, the IS-affiliated Amaq News's… https://t.co/LyiPDHqXJH https://t.co/b3dBfP9nMo
As predicted, ISC Amaq Media claimed responsibility for the targeted killing of foreign tourists in Bamyan, stating that the attack was carried out by IS Khorasan Province (ISKP). https://t.co/pXsGfuq9CS https://t.co/lT2G74oJGp
𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 '𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀' 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗺𝘆𝗮𝗻 Islamic State group-affiliated Amaq News Agency reported that Islamic State fighters… https://t.co/TwX5Q0DtyA https://t.co/3FExX9vfQm
Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack in Bamyan. Report says ISKP fighters attacked a bus with foreign tourists from Spain, Lithuania,Australia and Norway, killing and wounding seven. In addition, five Hazaras were killed. #Afghanistan https://t.co/sbpnuuUR6z https://t.co/GJ3ViGh3rU
As mentioned previously, ISKP has been threatening foreign tourists in Afghanistan. The group’s narratives frame tourism (vloggers in particular) & int’l aid as Trojan horse for Western ideas. https://t.co/mEaKjejoDz ISKP says the attack follows IS orders to attack foreigners https://t.co/UI1c2MQ7ul
TKD MONITORING: Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP), in a statement issued through Islamic State's Amaq News Agency, has claimed the attack. The statement argues ISKP militants assassinated foreign tourists and locals in Bamyan for sectarian reasons as well as due to the important… https://t.co/rebOiTHtLV https://t.co/cBicJIdKpY
Death toll from a shooting attack in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province on Friday has risen to six, including three Spanish nationals and three Afghans, a local police official said https://t.co/3ZS9eRhmnM https://t.co/0X372mm4x1
One Australian is among eight people injured and six dead after several gunmen opened fire on tourists in Afghanistan. https://t.co/CqowJp4gU8