Four suspects arrested at scene of shooting in major tourist area Bamiyan
Four suspects were arrested at the scene in Bamiyan, a major tourist area, and officials said an investigation was under way. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the late-evening attack.
Another four foreigners and three Afghans were wounded, he added, without giving the nationalities of the foreign victims. Mountainous Bamiyan is home to a Unesco world heritage site and the remains of two giant Buddha statues which were blown up by thein 2021, the Taliban have vowed to restore security and encourage a small but growing number of tourists trickling into the country and sell tickets to access the Buddha statues.
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