Acid is sprayed in the faces of two young sisters on their way to school in Kandahar, Afghanistan. An Afghan official said the girls, who are sisters, had their headscarves pulled off of their heads, and acid was sprayed on their faces. The girls were going to school when they were attacked, one ...
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Barely able to open her eyes. The scars on this teenager's face are from an acid attack. She was on her way to school. But after a brutal attack, she's here at this hospital in Kandahar. Her sister explains the horror of the attack. (SOUNDBITE)(pashto) UNNAMED SCHOOLGIRL SAYING: " Suddenly, ...
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Nov. 12, 2008 - Afghanistan: Two men on a motorbike threw acid on 15 Afghan girls walking to school in Kandahar, hospitalizing two of the girls with serious burns.
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The violence in Afghanistan continues to escalate. This week alone has seen two major suicide bomb attacks as well as an acid attack on young girls making their way to school. 2008 has been the bloodiest year since the US-led invasion in 2001 and many are now calling for a change in strategy. Si...
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Six people have been killed and at least 40, mainly civilians, wounded in a suicide bomb attack on government buildings in southern Afghanistan. A brother of the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, was in one of the offices in Kandahar - but escaped unhurt. Hours before the blast, attackers sprayed ...
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