A teacher received serious burn injuries in Kandahar when unknown people sprayed acid on her face when she was on her way to school, Afghan officials confirmed on Wednesday. The incident followed distribution of pamphlets three days back in Kandahar city and some other areas in which the people were warned against sending girls to schools. Women teachers were also warned not to attend the schools and warned of dire consequences otherwise. "The pamphlets showed that they were issued by the Taliban movement," Kandahar administration claimed. "Girls should not go to schools and women teachers should stay at home," the handwritten pamphlet warned. Syed Abdul Rehman a commander loyal to Kandahar Governor Gul Agha confirmed the distribution of the pamphlets and said the troops were searching for the people behind their distribution. However, so far no arrest could be made in this connection. He also confirmed that the woman teacher was attacked on Tuesday. "The young woman teacher received burn injuries on her face, neck and hands," Commander Rehman told reporters in Chaman on Wednesday. The man who sprayed acid on the teacher escaped in a vehicle with other people, an eyewitness told police in Kandahar.
This is the same tactic the jerks occasionally try to use in Kashmir. They're sadistic jerks in Afghanistan, too. |