Don't get so prissy colpy and bear, colpy's own article leads to another article that tells how the Taliban would handle things, poison had nothing to to with anything, they would
simply close them down or threatening the teachers. Considering the number of women and kids that drones have taken out without apology making some students puke for a few days is well within their cards to play. Perhaps you are just in denial that NATO is that ****ed up. They cut-back the time spent studying English, that the school followed those directions would be enough for the US to poison them as a 'reminder' who the boss is. Even the Taliban knows poisioning 'your subjects' is going to get you bad PR with the parents and relatives and friends of those students. You can't tell me NATO doesn't use family members safety as a lever to get what they want. What isn't on the table for the group that planned and carried out Dresden?
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Recently, the Taliban demanded the closure of some schools in two eastern provinces. In Ghazni province, the closure of schools was in retaliation for the government's ban on motorbikes often used by insurgents. In Wardak province, the Taliban has been a little more compromising, locals say, and has allowed some schools to open late after making changes to the curriculum.
"The Taliban are fine with us as long as we do what they want. They tell us what to teach and what not to. If we don't do what they say they have a representative who comes checking things," one teacher said. "They have increased the number of hours we teach religious subjects in a week and decreased other subjects like English. If we didn't, they would threaten teachers, and it is very much possible that they would close the school down."
Taliban tightens grip on Afghan schools - CNN.com
You condemn cosmetic bans yet allow our children get used to being groped by strangers.