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"Some unknown people entered a girls' ... school in Sancharak
District .. and poisoned the classes, when the girls come to
classes they got poisoned," said Den Mohammad Nazari,
Sar-e-Pol's police spokesperson, without elaborating on which
substance was used or who was thought to be behind the incident.
Nazari said the girls had been taken to hospital but were in
"good condition." No one had been arrested.
In neighboring Iran, poisoning incidents at girls' schools
sickened an estimated 13,000 mostly female students since
November.
During Afghanistan's previous foreign-backed government, several
poisoning attacks, including suspected gas attacks, on girls'
schools had taken place.
The Taliban administration has prevented most female students
from attending highschool and university since taking over in
2021, sparking condemnation from international governments and
many Afghans.
Taliban authorities have kept primary schools open for girls, up
until the age of around 12 and say they are in favor of female
education under certain conditions.
(Reporting by Mohammad Yunus Yawar; Writing by Charlotte
Greenfield; Editing by Stephen Coates)
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