10 Taliban Arrested in School Girl Acid Attack

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Source: Associated Press

10 Taliban arrested in school girl acid attack
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By NOOR KHAN, Associated Press Writer – 8 mins ago

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Afghan police have arrested 10 Taliban militants involved in an acid attack this month against 15 girls and teachers walking to school in southern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said Tuesday. "Several" of the arrested militants have confessed to taking part in the acid attack, said Kandahar Gov. Rahmatullah Raufi. He declined to say exactly how many confessed.

High-ranking Taliban fighters paid the militants a total of $2,000 to carry out the attack, Raufi said. The attackers came from Pakistan but were Afghan nationals, said Doud Doud, an Interior Ministry official. The attackers squirted the acid from water bottles onto three groups of students and teachers walking to school in Kandahar city on Nov. 12. Several girls suffered burns to the face and were hospitalized. One teenager couldn't open her eyes days after the attack, which sparked condemnations from around the world.

After the investigation is complete, the accused will be tried in open court, said Raufi.

One of the attack's victims, a teacher named Nuskaal who was burned through her burqa, called Tuesday for a harsh punishment for the attackers. "If these people are found guilty, the government should throw the same acid on these criminals. After that they should be hanged," said Nuskaal, who like many Afghans goes by one name.

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1. mf'ing bastards

i'm all for "eye for an eye" kinds of punishments for cases like this, i am ashamed (somewhat) to admit.

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2. As much as I....

....despise the current regime and hope for war crimes trials...stories like these make me realize that shrub and his little cohorts are not the only evil in the world and people that would advocate cultural relativity have not looked hard enough.

Some cultural practices are just FUCKING WRONG!

I recognize that this is NOT the norm, but it is more than rare and is only lightly condemned by local leaders.

Evil exists all across the world...it is not due to W's policies (or even Raygun, Cheney or PNAC) - it is because, as a group, humans can be evil and this is the case for the last 2500 years.

The more I read about and see the actions of humans...I like my cat more.