a twelve group of western tourists were attacked on Thursday in the province of Herat in western Afghanistan – have informed the local authorities and the military. Slightly injured is six tourists and the driver of the vehicle, which traveled.
The group consisted of British, American and German.
A report military spokesman Najibullah Nadżibiego, tourists were moving in a convoy with the protection of Afghan soldiers. In carrying their vehicle hit mortar shell. The authorities of the province of Herat reported that the soldiers responded with fire and killed many Taliban. So far, the Taliban did not admit to the attack.
It is better not to travel
The incident occurred on the road connecting the two historical, full of archaeological monuments of the city of Herat and Bamian. The provinces with the same name, is also interesting for cultural and natural, are among the quietest in Afghanistan, where still in many regions of the fighting is taking place between the Taliban and government forces.
However, traveling by land in Afghanistan is considered to be very dangerous: targets of attack are both military convoys, less protected convoys of humanitarian and buses of local communication.
Embassies of western countries strongly advise against all tourist trips to Afghanistan because of the high risk of attacks and kidnappings, whose victims especially foreigners. The few tourists who come to Afghanistan, often travel to Bamianu, where he founded the country’s first national park.
Author: // kg gak / Source: PAP
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