Taliban blow up girls' school in northwest Pak

Taliban militants blew up a state-run girls' school in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, though there were no casualties in the attack.

Taliban militants blew up a state-run girls' school in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, though there were no casualties in the attack.

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The militants blew up the girls' primary school at Kalo Banda Shawa in Swabi district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province with explosives laid around the building, sources said.

The Taliban, who are opposed to the education of girls, have destroyed hundreds of schools in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and the adjoining tribal belt over the past three years.