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2019-08-21 Afghanistan
Kabul: Talibs maybe torched girls school, 3 ISIS turbans tied up


Girls School Torched In Kabul

[ToloNews] Ministry of Education says that at least 700 students are enrolled in Shakardara school.

A school was set on fire by Talibs in Shakardara district in Kabul Province early on Tuesday, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement.

The Boi Hazar Nasiri Girls High School is located in a village in Shakar Dara district, 25 kilometers to the north of the city of Kabul.

Interior Ministry’s front man Nusrat Rahimi said the school was torched by the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
at around 1:30 am on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Education in a statement said that at least 700 girls were enrolled in the school who were not able to attend their classes on Tuesday.

A local official told TOLOnews that at least 1,500 textbooks were burnt in the incident.

Son of the school’s guard, Noor Agha Nasiri, said that at least 10 gunnies were involved in this incident.

Rouhullah, a teacher at the school, said such attacks against schools must stop.

"The enemy cannot stop Afghans from education. We will always stand against them," Mr. Rohullah said.

A local official said all 22 classes of the school have been damaged in the incident.

"Investigation is underway. No one has been arrested so far. It has been done by those who are against education and Islam," the Shakardara district governor Shah Mahmood Ibrahimkhail said.

The residents in the area said that the district is insecure and gang are active in the district.

Local officials said the school had received warnings two times

The Taliban in a statement rejected involvement in the incident.

Afghan Special Forces arrest 3 ISIS militants in Paghman district of Kabul

[KhaamaPress] The Afghan Special Forces arrested two militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist in Kabul.

The Special Operations Corps said in a statement that the Special Forces arrested the two ISIS militants in Paghman district.

This comes as the Special Forces had earlier arrested an ISIS militant during a similar raid in Deh Sabz district of Kabul.

The military officials said Monday that the Special Forces arrested an ISIS-K militant during a patrol in Deh Sabz district of Kabul.

The officials further added that the Special Forces also destroyed a small cache of weapons.

Furthermore, the Special Forces arrested a Taliban militant during a separate raid in Mussahi district of Kabul.

The military officials also added that an airstrike killed 2 Taliban militants in Mussahi district of Kabul.
Posted by trailing wife 2019-08-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ]  Top

#1 One of the first casualties of the rabid turbans, for when they take over. Which is sooner than the Afghans expected. Can't be helped. Not unless someone seriously decimates the male population.
Posted by Dron66046 2019-08-21 00:46||   2019-08-21 00:46|| Front Page Top

#2 It's not like the old days when they'd torched it with the girls inside.
Posted by Procopius2k 2019-08-21 08:18||   2019-08-21 08:18|| Front Page Top










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