Nearly 80 students, mostly girls, poisoned in Afghanistan, officials say

The intelligence unit of the provincial police department said they are still investigating the matter, according to Rahmani, who said he spoke to police directly.

The investigation was prompted by accounts of 17 female students in one school on Saturday, and a day later, 60 others, mostly girls, at another school in a nearby village, Rahmani said. The students were admitted to a local hospital, but 14 whose situation was more critical were transported to a hospital in the provincial capital, according to Rahmani.

Some of its most striking restrictions have been around education, with girls barred from returning to secondary schools and universities, depriving an entire generation of academic opportunities.

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