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Afghan schoolgirls poisoned - 12 May 09 (video)
Afghan schoolgirls poisoned - 12 May 09 (video)
Dozens of schoolgirls in Afghanistan have been taken to hospital after a gas attack on their school. It is the second such incident in recent weeks. Police i...
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84 Afghan Girls Poisoned (Video Report)
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Gas Attack on School girls in Afghanistan
Informed Comment — A suspected gas attack on a girl's school sent 84 girls to hospital in Kapisa Province north of Kabul. There are suspicions that this was another piece of Taliban sabotage. Their ideology forbids the education of girls, even though universal education is an Islamic principle. Aljazeera English has video: The same channel is also covering the fighting in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, a Taliban suicide bombing outside a US base near Khost city killed 6 persons. Meanwile, on the Pakistan side, ...

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