Afghanistan Acid Attack

Shamsia Husainai, 17, rests on a hospital bed while Masuma, center, speaks with Afghan Education Minister Farooq Wardak in Kabul after an acid attack on her Wednesday in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov 14, 2008. Men squirted the acid from water bottles onto three groups of students and teachers walking to school Wednesday, principal Mehmood Qaderi said. Some of the girls have burns only on their school uniforms but others will have scars on their faces. AP PHOTO


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