2024 Bamyan shooting explained

2024 Bamyan shooting
Location:Bamyan, Afghanistan
Partof:Afghan conflict and terrorism in Afghanistan
Date:17 May 2024
Fatalities:7
Injuries:7
Numparts:4 (per Taliban government)
Motive:Islamic extremism
Perpetrators: Islamic State – Khorasan Province[1]

On 17 May 2024, a group of foreign tourists were attacked by gunmen at a market in Bamyan Province in central Afghanistan, according to government and security sources.[2]

Taliban-led Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Matin Qani said that three Spaniards and three Afghans were killed, including a Taliban member. Eight other people were injured, including one Lithuanian, one Norwegian, one Australian and one Spaniard.[3] [4] [5] The injured Spaniard tourist died from her injuries in Spain on July 30. [6] Qani said on X that Taliban security forces' efforts to apprehend the perpetrators led to the arrests of four suspects linked to the assault, and that they were possibly affiliated with the Islamic State.[7]

On 19 May, the Islamic State officially claimed responsibility for the attack, adding that they targeted western tourists from countries that are a part of the US-led anti-IS coalition, alongside their Afghan Shia guides.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISIS claims attack in Afghanistan that killed three Spaniards . al-Arabiya . en . 19 May 2024 . 19 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240519191656/https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/05/19/isis-claims-attack-in-afghanistan-that-killed-three-spaniards- . live .
  2. Web site: Gunmen open fire and kill 4 people, including 3 Spaniards, in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province . AP News . 17 May 2024 . 18 May 2024 . 18 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240518002818/https://apnews.com/article/foreign-citizens-killed-shooting-afghanistan-bcfa6710848527fe8a0c12fff0b7b014 . live .
  3. Web site: May 17, 2024 . At Least 4 Killed In Attack On Foreign Tourists In Afghanistan . May 17, 2024 . RFE/RL . EN . 17 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240517210414/https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-foreign-nationals-killed-attack/32951861.html . live .
  4. Web site: Popalzai . Masoud . Goodman . Al . Spanish tourists among four killed in Afghanistan shooting: Spanish Prime Minister . CNN . 17 May 2024 . 18 May 2024 . 18 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240518002829/https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/asia/afghanistan-spanish-killed-intl-latam/index.html . live .
  5. Web site: Three Afghans, three Spanish tourists killed in Bamyan shooting . 2024-05-18 . Al Jazeera . en . 18 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240518125230/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/18/three-afghans-three-spanish-tourists-killed-in-bamyan-shooting . live .
  6. Web site: Muere Araceli Tamayo la turista bilbaina herida grave en un atentado en Afganistán . 2024-07-31 . El Correo . es.
  7. Web site: Gul . Ayaz . May 17, 2024 . Gunmen kill 3 Western tourists, translator in central Afghanistan . May 17, 2024 . Voice of America . EN . 17 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240517210410/https://www.voanews.com/a/gunmen-kill-3-western-tourists-translator-in-central-afghanistan/7616755.html . live .
  8. Web site: ISIS claims attack in Afghanistan that killed three Spaniards . al-Arabiya . en . 19 May 2024 . 19 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240519191656/https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/05/19/isis-claims-attack-in-afghanistan-that-killed-three-spaniards- . live .

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