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A threat letter from the Taliban reads: “We have warned you. If we now kill schoolgirls, you shouldn’t be surprised.” In a Taliban-controlled area in northern Afghanistan, civilians are faced with the prospect of going against the Taliban all by themselves should they dare to as Afghan police and military are afraid to go to these places. [...]

The trend of the Taliban being opposed to girls going to school has increased in recent years. The group has also stepped up their offensive against the education of women. In addition to physical attacks such as beatings and acid-throwing, female adolescents have also been bombed, their schools burned, and their teachers killed. Last November, acid-throwing [...]

Vitriolage or acid throwing is common in the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, China, Ethiopia, and other Asian and African countries. It also exists in the West, though very rarely. 80 percent of victims are women. 40 percent had not even reached the age of 18 years old. This violent and barbaric assault involves the [...]