The Afghan president has blamed “terrorist elements” for the poisoning of three schoolgirls in the eastern province of Khost. Hamid Karzai said they were poisoned by people opposed to girls attending school, and described the perpetrators as inhuman. “I will not call anyone an Afghan or a Muslim who poisons an eight-year-old… because she is school-going,” he added. He said the girls were in critical condition. However, a local official told AP news agency that they had recovered. The official said the incident happened five or six days ago outside the city of Khost’s only girls’ school. Full Story
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