47 Afghan students (girls) fall sick after ‘toxic spray’

Robb

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Sat Apr-24-10 12:07 PM
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47 Afghan students (girls) fall sick after ‘toxic spray’

Source: IANS (India)

Kabul, April 24 (IANS) Forty-seven girl students fell sick Saturday after some men allegedly sprayed toxic materials in their classrooms in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, media reports said.

The incident took place in Khudija Kubra School, Xinhua reported, citing a local TV report.

This is the http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-04/21/c_13261151.htm">second incident of its kind in the militancy-plagued Kunduz province.

According to the victims, some unknown men sprayed toxic materials in their classrooms, causing vomiting and dizziness.

Read more: http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/2/130685.htm

It appears http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/world/asia/14kandahar.html">some traditions die hard.

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abq e streeter

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Sat Apr-24-10 12:36 PM
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1. The word disgusting doesn't begin to do justice to what I think of those "men"

but the story you linked to;"some traditions..." is positively inspirational.

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Robb

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Sat Apr-24-10 01:45 PM
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5. It is, isn't it.

I get quite tired of the "let the goat-herders work it out for themselves" meme. These people aren't savages, most of them.

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marshall

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Sat Apr-24-10 12:44 PM
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2. Educating females is against their belief

But they do have their own brand of feminism.

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Eg-ptiangirl

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Sat Apr-24-10 01:05 PM
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3. disgusting

I dream of the day when those extremists will be executed from earth forever.

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Sun Apr-25-10 01:41 PM
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6. Welcome to DU, Eg-ptianGirl...

Very happy and pleased to have you here!!:hi: :hi: :hi:

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Soylent Brice

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Sat Apr-24-10 01:08 PM
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4. .

:grr:

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Robb

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Sun Apr-25-10 04:31 PM
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7. UPDATE: 80+ sick in three poison attacks.

http://arabnews.com/world/article47151.ece

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