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May 14, 2009

90 Hospitalized in Poison Attack at Afghan Girls’ School
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In other news from Afghanistan, around ninety Afghan school girls were
hospitalized this week following a poison attack at their school in
Kapisa province. It was the third attack on an all-girls’ school in
Afghanistan in as many weeks. Afghan police have blamed the Taliban, but
the group has denied responsibility.



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