Afghan girls poisoned for going to class

[demdave]

Three young girls in eastern Afghanistan were in critical condition in hospital on Sunday night after being poisoned, apparently by militants as punishment for attending school.

President Hamid Karzai said those responsible for the poisonings, in Khost Province, were less than human. He said the attack had been carried out by terrorists and was the work of foreign elements.

"I will not call anyone an Afghan or a Muslim who poisons an eight-year-old child because she is going to school," Karzai said. "They are beasts."

Vikram Parekh, from the International Crisis Group, said there had been a series of attacks on girls' schools, particularly in the south of the country, in recent months but this was the first time children had been attacked.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/05/04/2003154078

[Moderator]

1. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=527572

[ghola]

2. This is so horrible.

This just shows that DU can't support some muslims either if they stop women and girls from getting an education. I am a guy and support all feminists. We should have a rally against neocons of Afghanistan.