Afghan Schoolgirls Hospitalized from Possible Taliban Poisoning

Afghan Schoolgirls Fall Ill, Poison Feared: Approximately 80 Afghan schoolgirls became ill after what is feared to have been a Taliban attack on three separate schools in the Kunduz province. Several of the girls recall smelling an odd odor before being hit with symptoms such as nausea, dizziness, and loss of balance. After a few days of hospitalization, all of the girls were cleared to return home. Those who look to the Taliban as the source of the assault view it as a blatant display of the organization's opposition to female education.