The education center after the attack. Photo Credit…Ebrahim Noroozi/Associated Press
Kabul, Afghanistan — Murder to punish school girls for getting an education? I can’t imagine it. Whatever is in the heart of a suicide bomber? Will his god actually reward him for killing school girls?
A suicide attack on Friday at an educational center in Kabul killed at least 19 people, mostly young female students, and wounded at least 27 people. At least one attacker shot his way into the center and detonated explosives in the latest string of attacks on schools. For some girls, the move to close schools and the recent string of attacks on education centers have emboldened them to continue their studies however they can — whether applying for visas to study abroad, forming informal study groups among their peers, or taking courses at education centers like Kaaj. Arezu Hassani, 14, was about to begin ninth grade…
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