Two Afghani Schoolgirls Blinded

Soch Mel

In the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a group of school girls were attacked by two men. The men are thought to be Taliban insurgent because of the nature of this incident. The two men rode up on a motorbike, took out some sort of water pistol, and sprayed battery acid over the girls. At least four were injured with severe burns. Two of the girls became blind and remain hospitalized while two others were released and were not blinded.

The government has condemned this attack at nothing more but brutal violence against women. During the Taliban Regime girls were forbidden to attend school. There are still men out there in Afghanistan who don't want, don't think that girls should have the right to be educated. It is also not to hard to spot Afghani school girls as they would wear their black slacks, white top, the black hajab, and black coat.

In many ways this is tragic but also not that surprising knowing the nature of what Afghanistan is like. Recent insurgent activity in Afghanistan has been steadily on the rise in particular violent acts against the local populous. Certainly the methods that the Taliban uses are inhuman and far too extreme. The best hope would be that despite this that the girls will still go on to school and get an education. It will not be easy to change the male-dominated cultural outlook of the region, but by no means should the people still live in fear.