Primary school for girls blown up in Ghazni capital

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): A girls’ school was blown up by unidentified people in the capital of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Monday.

Education Director Mohammad Abid Abid told Pajhwok Afghan News the Albiruni Primary School in Qarabaghi area was blown up on Sunday night.

The school operating in a rented house had been damaged in a similar attack in the past as well, he recalled, saying no one was hurt in the overnight incident but windowpanes and doors of the school were broken.

Alam Khan, a resident of the area, said they heard a heavy explosion at about 1am. “When we woke up in the morning, we found the school damaged. Those involved in the incident have committed a great injustice.”

Militants have not yet commented on the incident so far. The Taliban previously told Pajhwok that they do not create problems for schools.

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