Afghanistan school girls 'poisoned' in 2 separate attacks, officials say, as Taliban vows to find perpetrators

Almost 80 girls, all students at elementary schools in Afghanistan's Sar-e-Pul province, were poisoned over the weekend in two separate incidents, according to a statement from the regional governor's office. A handful of adults, including teachers, were also sickened, officials said.

A girl is treated at a hospital in Afghanistan's Sar-e-Pul province after an alleged poisoning attack at a school in the Sancharak district, June 4, 2023, as two unidentified men stand by, in a photo released by the office of Sar-e-Pul governor. In the second incident, which happened Sunday in the same district, the statement said 22 female students and four female teachers were poisoned at Faizabad school.

Most of the students were from the hospital by Sunday evening. Videos on local media showed students being directed to a minibus with IV tubes in their hands. Since taking control of Afghanistan almost two years ago, the Taliban regime has issued several draconian edicts, including banning girls over the age of 12 or grade 6 from classrooms and closing universities and other private education institutions for women.

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