Afghan Education Minister: Taliban “Putting Salt In The Wound" By Opening Schools...

Associated Press NOOR KHAN January 22, 2007 12:09 AM

The Taliban said they will open their own schools in areas of southern Afghanistan under the group's control, an apparent effort to win support among local residents and undermine the Western-backed government's efforts to expand education...

...The Taliban's announcement that they will open schools "is like putting salt into the wound," said Mohammad Hanif Atmar, Afghanistan's education minister.

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