Brutal attack in Afghanistan

Terrorism works by theatrical actions that gather world wide attention.

This dreadful story will have a real impact on the ground. The brutality will make people fear to educate girls and lead them to the most regressive education for boys -- and that makes sense -- if you had a daughter and were living in Afghanistan what would you do?

All one can hope for is that some recovery for the victims is possible and that the cowards (and here I have no issue calling the terrorists cowards -- attacking schoolgirls! wow that takes guts!) are caught and punished.

About 1,500 schoolgirls stay home after acid attack

A day after a vicious acid attack on eight girls in Afghanistan, the school where the group attended was completely empty.

The principal of Mirwais Minna Girl's School in Kandahar said none of the 1,500 girls enrolled at the school showed up Thursday because of fear.

On Wednesday, two men on a motorcycle hurled acid at the eight girls in a shocking attack that made headlines around the world.

Three of the eight girls were hospitalized with serious burns and others have been treated and released. U.S. military spokesmen said at least two of the girls still in hospital were blinded.
Two girls who were wearing full-length burkas were not harmed.

Mahmood Qaderi, the principal at the school, called the attackers the "enemy of Afghanistan" and the "enemy of education."

"They want our youth to be illiterate and not get an education," Qaderi said Thursday.

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