NEILI (Pajhwok): At least 79 girl students and a teacher have been poisoned in Kiti district of central Daikundi province, an official said on Friday.
Director of Information and Culture Sayed Mustafa Saleh told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place in a high school of girls in the Temran area of the district on Thursday.
He said all the poisoned girls were evacuated to Temran healthcare centre in the district.
According to him, three students were in critical condition, who had been shifted to a provincial hospital for better medical treatment.
He added the motive behind the incident was not ascertained, but an investigation was underway.
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