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School set on fire by suspect Taliban militants
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-24 13:46
A primary school in the Afghan southern province of Kandahar was set on fire
by suspect Taliban militants Thursday night, said an Afghan official on Friday.
Two suspect Taliban militants crashed into the school of Cholghar village of
Panjwayee district of Kandahar last night setting fire to the library, desks and
books, Abdul Hakim Angar, an intelligence officer of Kandahar told Xinhua.
Fortunately it took place at night and caused no casualty, he added.
The police began to conduct investigation this morning, so far eight suspect
have been arrested, said the officer.
Taliban militants have intensified their attacks against schools in last two
weeks. One teacher, a schoolboy and one staff were shot dead in the southern
province of Helmand, while an education staff and a school staff were kidnapped
and killed the central province of Ghazni.
Afghan president Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned the killing.
"This heinous act of terrorism was aimed at depriving the children of
Afghanistan of their rights to education and I condemn it in the strongest
terms. The enemies of Afghanistan must understand that their evil acts won't
close doors on schools in our country," said the president.
About 1,500 people, with the majority of them Taliban militants, have been
killed in the Taliban-linked militancy since the beginning of this year.
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