Friday, August 3, 2018

Twelve Schools Bombed, Burned in Pakistan; Taliban Opposes Girls' Ed as Being Anti-Islam

Police in Pakistan said today (August 3, 2018) that 12 schools --    eight girls' and four boys' schools - were attacked by bombs and set on fire last night in a northern district where Taliban militants opposed to girls' schools are active, according to the Euro News website.

No group claimed responsibility, but Pakistani Taliban, who regard girls' education as anti-Islam, have been attacking thousands of schools for young women in the country.

No casualties were reported.

A local resident said the Taliban had a history of opposing girl education, but the government recently helped build girls' schools there.

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