falls on Since 2001, the Taliban regime that banned education for women and girls, the women of Afghanistan have returned to school, especially in Kabul.
"We are 100 percent sure that the water they drink in the classroom has been poisoned. This is likely the work of people who oppose education for girls or armed individuals are not responsible," said Jan Mohammad Nabizada, a spokesman for the Department of Education Province of Takhar.
The victims suffer from headaches and vomiting. Some of them even in a critical condition. But some other students are allowed to go home straight after receiving treatment in hospital, officials said.Authorities believe their drinking water had been poisoned because the water tank used to fill a pitcher of water is not contaminated with toxic.
"This is not a natural disease. This is a deliberate act to poison the girls," said Haffizullah Safi, Head of the Department of Public Health Takhar.
None of the officials called the group in question for fear of retaliation from the person who called.
The Afghan government said last year the Taliban no longer oppose education for women, though never say so explicitly. The group has taken a conservative stance is moderate for the progress of peace talks.Previously, radical groups pour battery acid into the faces of women in both adult and children who want to go to school.
Taliban, who ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, banned education for women as it is considered un-Islamic.