Following our recent report [1] on a string of attacks targeting female students at schools in Afghanistan, there have been three new attacks over the last three days in the country's north. About 300 girls have been poisoned. Commenting on the latest attack [2], Brazilian journalist Maria Stella Soares writes [3] on Twitter: “Ignorance and brutality: Ninety students are poisoned at school in Afghanistan to discourage female enrollment”.
Afghanistan: More Girls Poisoned for Attending School
· Written by Alexander Sodiqov
Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Afghanistan, Breaking News, Citizen Media, Education, Women & Gender