Schoolgirls attacked with acid in Afghanistan
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Nov 12 08
Witnessed: 538 times
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Armed conflict, Education, Violence against women
Afghanistan, gender violence, girls, right to education, Taleban, womens rights
A group of girls determined to receive an education have been scarred for life in southern Afghanistan.
They were walking to school in Kandahar when battery acid was thrown into their faces by two men. Three of the girls are now in hospital with serious burns.
Al Jazeera's David Chater reports. (November 12, 2008)
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