The Department of Foreign Affairs says it is providing consular assistance to an Australian in the wake of several gunmen opening fire in the city of Bamyan.
An Australian tourist has been injured during a deadly shooting in the city of Bamyan, in central Afghanistan.
According to Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the Taliban's interior ministry, seven other people, including four foreign nationals, were wounded in the attack.The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed it was providing consular assistance to an Australian, but did not provide further information "owing to our privacy obligations".
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that three Spaniards died in the attack and at least one more was injured. Four suspects were arrested at the scene in Bamyan province, a major tourist area, and an investigation was underway, Mr Qani said.The attack took place in front of the "Lajord" restaurant in the centre of the town about 6pm, local time, BBC Persian reported.The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as US and NATO forces were in the final weeks of their withdrawal from the country after 20 years of war.
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