The attack on Western tourists in Afghanistan – Virtual Poland

• The group of Western tourists had been attacked in Afghanistan

 • In carrying their vehicle hit mortar shell

 • The group consisted of Americans, British and German
 • Taliban spokesman, who admitted to the attack said that tourists were killed
 

 • Local authorities deny ago
 

A twelve group of Western tourists were attacked on Thursday in the province of Herat in western Afghanistan – have informed the local authorities. Slightly injured is six tourists and the driver of the vehicle, which traveled. To attack the Taliban admitted.

The group consisted of British, American and German.
 

As reported by Al-Jazeera, the Taliban spokesman Kari Yusuf Ahmadi said that the Taliban carried out the attack, killing foreign tourists; They deny local authorities.
 

 From the relationship military spokesman Najibullah Nadżibiego that 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.
 

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: the targets of becoming both military convoys, less protected humanitarian convoys, as well as local transport buses. Embassies of Western countries strongly advise against all tourist trips to Afghanistan because of the high risk of attacks and kidnappings, whose victims are especially foreigners. The few tourists who come to Afghanistan, often travel to Bamianu, where he founded the country’s first national park.