In Afghanistan, about 60 girls have been hospitalized after a poison attack. Unknown persons had gained access to the girls’ school and when the children came to class, they were poisoned, police said. The students are now all in “good condition”.
Police have not said what poison was used or who might be behind the attack, and no arrests have been made. Since the radical Islamic Taliban came to power in 2021, most girls are only allowed to attend primary and secondary school. Young women are largely excluded from education.
Schooling for girls fuels conflict
Years ago there were already a series of poisoning attacks on girls’ schools in Afghanistan. An internationally backed government was still in power in Kabul at the time of the attacks. In recent months, there have been reports of a series of poisoning attacks on girls’ schools in Afghanistan’s neighbor Iran. Thousands of schoolgirls have fallen ill since November. Some politicians have suggested that the girls may have been targeted by religious groups opposed to girls’ education.
In Iran, schoolgirls also took part in anti-government protests that began after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. He had died in police custody in mid-September 2022. She had previously been arrested by the so-called vice police for allegedly wearing her headscarf incorrectly.
Source: Krone
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