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| Afghanistan |
| 22 Girls Poisoned at School in Kabul |
| 2010-08-26 |
| (Xinhua) — Several students of a girl school were mysteriously poisoned in Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, a spokesman of Ministry for Education Gul Agha Ahmadi said. "The gruesome incident happened in Totia Secondary Girl School in Kartai Now district this morning," Ahmadi told Xinhua. However, he could not say the number of those fell victim, saying investigation is underway to determine the reason and the number of those affected. Meantime, sources with the Totia Girl School say that 22 pupils have fallen unconscious. This is the fifth time that students of girl schools have fallen unconscious. Previously girl schools in Kabul, Kunduz and Parwan provinces have faced such problems and authorities blamed Taliban militants for the attacks. Taliban insurgents during their six-year reign, collapsed in late 2001, had outlawed schools for girls and confined women to their houses. |
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