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The girls, ages 10 to 20, complained of headaches, dizziness and vomiting before being taken to the hospital, said Hafizullah Safi, director of the provincial health department.
The York State Department of Health says since September, 12 girls suddenly developed tics. Some are so bad, they had to be pulled out of school and tutored at home.
Originally posted by Domo1
So apparently this happened last week with 120 people affected. Yay Taliban! The Taliban is of course blaming the US and NATO, and I have a feeling there are members here that are going to actually believe that. It would seem the Taliban is fairly particular over what the school can teach, and who they may teach. I don't understand why women are not allowed to have an education under Taliban thinking. Is it that they fear they won't put up with their crap anymore?
www.cnn.com
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Originally posted by Domo1
reply to post by sk0rpi0n
Yeah I'm not going to argue that. I certainly don't think 'snapping' justifies going out and murdering people. Neither does poisoning drinking water because you can't stand the thought of wiminz reading a book. I'm glad it seems the vast majority of people over there are tired of this sort of nonsense.
Originally posted by jihadbilkalam
I'm concerned that you're intentionally trying to distort an already distorted news. Taliban has never been against education for women,
During the Taliban's rule from 1996 to 2001, many Afghan girls were not allowed to attend school. The schools began reopening after the regime was toppled by the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. However, observers say abuse of women remains common in the post-Taliban era and is often accepted in conservative and traditional families, where women are barred from school and sometimes subjected to domestic violence.
Afghan Education Minister Dr. Farooq Wardak told the Education World Forum in London in January 2011 that the Taliban had abandoned its opposition to education for girls, but the group has never confirmed that.
edition.cnn.com...
In Wardak province, the Taliban has been a little more compromising, locals say, and has allowed some schools to open late after making changes to the curriculum.
"The Taliban are fine with us as long as we do what they want. They tell us what to teach and what not to. If we don't do what they say they have a representative who comes checking things," one teacher said. "They have increased the number of hours we teach religious subjects in a week and decreased other subjects like English. If we didn't, they would threaten teachers, and it is very much possible that they would close the school down."
CNN's cameras were allowed in one classroom in Wardak but those interviewed will not be identified for their own safety.
In this classroom, teaching is allowed but a Taliban minder oversees the syllabus. One student in the class says he does not mind.
"The Taliban have only increased the religious subjects in our day-to-day schedule, which is very good as people should learn religious subjects," he said.
The minder said he was implementing instructions from Taliban leader Mullah Omar as are many others across Afghanistan.
edition.cnn.com...
Originally posted by Domo1
So apparently this happened last week with 120 people affected. Yay Taliban! The Taliban is of course blaming the US and NATO, and I have a feeling there are members here that are going to actually believe that. It would seem the Taliban is fairly particular over what the school can teach, and who they may teach. I don't understand why women are not allowed to have an education under Taliban thinking. Is it that they fear they won't put up with their crap anymore?
www.cnn.com
(visit the link for the full news article)