4/25/10 - Poison Gas Attack Girl School - Kunduz, Afghanistan

Date: April 25th, 2010
Method: Poison Gas
Location: Girl School Kunduz, Afghanistan
Death Toll: 0
Injury Toll: 48
Perpetrators: Unconfirmed (Suspected Taliban)

The New York Times
reports:

Provincial police chief Abdul Razzaq Yaqubi said about 48 girls and several teachers became ill suddenly and many collapsed after smelling poison gas at the school in the northern city of Kunduz, where there has been an upsurge in insurgent violence.
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The Taliban banned all education for girls when they ruled Afghanistan from 1996-2001 and it remains a disputed issue in much of Afghanistan.

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