Nearly 80 girls 'poisoned' in attacks on primary schools in northern Afghanistan, Kabul - 05 Jun 2023
Afghan school girls leave their school for the day in Kabul, Afghanistan, 05 June 2023. Nearly 80 girls were 'poisoned' and hospitalized in two separate attacks on primary schools in Sar-e-Pul province, northern Afghanistan over the weekend, according to the provincial education department. The person who orchestrated the poisoning had a 'personal grudge', according to a local education official, but did not elaborate further. The investigation into the incidents is ongoing.