[Quqnoos] Afghan officials say four construction workers have been killed by Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan
| New buildings are an abomination unto Allah, dontchaknow. Not to mention the wages that come from being gainfully employed, and the pride that comes from being able to support one's family. |
The Ministry of Interior said Saturday that the Afghan construction workers were shot Friday in Paktika province, bordering Pakistan, on their way home from work.| May they find themselves in the Paradise of their hopes, and may their memory strengthen those they unwillingly left behind. |
Separately, a health official in Ghazni province says more than 40 girls were hospitalised Saturday after becoming ill from suspected poisoning at their high school. "So far it is not clear, what is behind the poisoning of these school girls," said head of a local hospital, Zia Gul Asphandihi.
| I'd say hatred and spite are behind it, myself. |
There have been similar cases of illnesses at schools around Afghanistan.
Some suspect militants are spraying schools with poison gas because they oppose education for girls. |