Three Spanish tourists and an Afghan shot dead in Afghanistan attack

Bamiyan is home to the remains of two Buddha statues that were destroyed by the previous Taliban administration. Photograph: Ali Khara/Reuters

Three Spanish tourists and an Afghan civilian have been killed in a shooting attack in Bamiyan province, central Afghanistan.

The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, wrote on social messaging platform X that he was “shocked by the news of the murder of Spanish tourists in Afghanistan”.