December 26, 2025 12:36 pm (IST)
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Afghanistan: 116 school students, teachers poisoned
Kabul, Aug 31 (IBNS): At least 116 people, which include students and teachers , were poisoned in Afghanistan's western Herat province, media reports said on Monday.
Injil district’s administrative Mohammad chief Naqib told Pajhwok Afghan News a number of students, teachers and workers of Habib-Al-Mustafa Girls’ School had been poisoned.
“More than a hundred people, all females, were poisoned,” he told the news agency.
While several victims have been discharged, others are undergoing treatment in hospital.
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