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Disembowelled, then torn apart: The price of daring to teach girls
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Nov 30, 2006 09:33pm |
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| Category | News |
| News Date | Thursday, November 30, 2006 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The gunmen came at night to drag Mohammed Halim away from his home, in front of his crying children and his wife begging for mercy.
The 46-year-old schoolteacher tried to reassure his family that he would return safely. But his life was over, he was part-disembowelled and then torn apart with his arms and legs tied to motorbikes, the remains put on display as a warning to others against defying Taliban orders to stop educating girls.
Mr Halim was one of four teachers killed in rapid succession by the Islamists at Ghazni, a strategic point on the routes from Kabul to the south and east which has become the scene of fierce clashes between the Taliban and US and Afghan forces. |
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