I don't believe that the fate of Afghan women should be used as a moral cudgel against those who object to the current U.S. strategy. That said, this is disgusting:
'Blood tests have confirmed that a series of mysterious mass sickenings at girlsâ?? schools across the country over the last two years were caused by a powerful poison gas, Afghan officials said Tuesday.The sickenings had long been officially dismissed as episodes of mass hysteria, caused by the frequency of arson and acid attacks directed at schoolgirls by the Taliban and other extremists who oppose their education.
How the gas was delivered â?? and even whether the poisonings were deliberate â?? remained a mystery, the officials emphasized. There have been no fatalities, and no one has ever claimed responsibility for the episodes. But the cases have been reported only in girlsâ?? schools, or in mixed schools during hours set aside only for girls.
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