Officials: Schoolgirls, teachers sick from poison gas

In Afghanistan, Dozens of schoolgirls and teachers have been sickened by poison gas in Afghanistan, medical and government officials said: female educational facilities, students and teachers have come under vicious attack as the insurgency has strengthened and spread from Taliban strongholds in the southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand.

via:[http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/25/officials-schoolgirls-teachers-sick-from-poison-gas/?hpt=Sbin]