On Thursday, April 19th at 10:00am, first shift students were leaving to start their weekend and second shift students were arriving at the Abdul Rahim High School and the same was occurring at the Mumtaz Educational Center. Both schools are in Kabul, Afghanistan and are attended primarily by Hazara families who are an ethnic or tribal minority in Afghanistan. It’s a very busy time of day with a maximum number of students and parents and teachers moving around – just like mornings and afternoons at American schools. It is also the time that the Taliban, who are violent religious extremists hold the country hostage, chose to set off bombs outside the school to inflict the maximum number of casualties. Initial reports indicated as many as 500 students, teachers, parents, and local civilians were killed. However, news agencies are forbidden by the Taliban, and the internet is restricted. This story has not been reported and no one is AWARE – until now.
Joining us today in is Reza Frahmand, Executive Manager of the Abdul Rahim Shahid High School and Hamid, who lives near the schools and is assisting us as an interpreter.
Featuring: Reza Frahmand & Hamid
Interviewed by: Russ Pritchard & Allié McGuire
Produced by: Awareness Ties
Topic: Afghanistan, Afghan Allies
