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Seven factory workers gunned down in Nangarhar

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(Last Updated On: March 4, 2021)

Seven factory workers in Sorkhurd district in Nangarhar were killed by unknown gunmen on Wednesday night, the provincial police chief, Major General Juma Gul Himmat said Thursday.

According to Himmat, four suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident.

Sources in the province meanwhile said the victims had worked at a factory manufacturing building plaster and that they were all from Bamiyan province.

Photos from the scene of the shooting meanwhile show the victims had been shot dead and their hands had been bound.

The motive behind the attack is unknown and no group has claimed responsibility.

President Ashraf Ghani has condemned the attack and said “that by escalating the violence, the Taliban have once again proved that they do not believe in peace and seek to kill our innocent people.”

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Spain confirms three tourists killed in Afghanistan attack

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Three Spanish tourists were killed and at least one Spaniard was injured in an attack by gunmen in Afghanistan’s central Bamiyan province, Spain’s foreign ministry said on Friday.

Earlier on Friday, Interior Ministry’s spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani had said that three foreign tourists and one Afghan citizen had been killed in the attack.

Four foreign nationals and three Afghans were also injured in the attack when gunmen opened fire, he added. Four people have been arrested, he said.

The Spanish foreign ministry said that the consular emergency unit had been fully mobilised and the victims and their families were being assisted, Reuters reported.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on social messaging platform X that he was “shocked by the news of the murder of Spanish tourists in Afghanistan”. 

 

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Gunmen kill three foreigners in Bamyan

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(Last Updated On: May 17, 2024)

Three foreign nationals and one Afghan were killed when gunmen opened fire in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province on Friday, the Interior Ministry said.

Abdulmatin Qane, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, said that three Afghans and four foreigners were injured in the shooting.

He added that four people were arrested in connection with the incident.

Qani did not specify which country the foreigners belonged to.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

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China and Pakistan call for inclusive ‘political framework’ and ‘moderate policies’ in Afghanistan

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, issued a joint statement on Thursday calling for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to build an inclusive political framework, adopt moderate policies, and to firmly combat terrorism.

According to the statement, Wang and Dar called for concerted efforts from the international community to help Afghanistan address challenges in areas such as the humanitarian situation and economic development.

“The two sides agreed to strengthen communication and coordination on the Afghanistan issue,” the statement read.

“They called for concerted efforts of the international community to help Afghanistan properly address challenges in such areas as the humanitarian situation and economic development, and encourage Afghanistan to build an inclusive political framework, adopt moderate policies, pursue good-neighborliness, and firmly combat terrorism, including not allowing its territory to be used for terrorist acts.

“Both sides agreed to play a positive and constructive role in helping Afghanistan achieve stable development and integrate into the international community,” the statement read.

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