Afghan aid workers found dead; 100 students hospitalized after meal

(Reuters) - Authorities in western Afghanistan are investigating whether 100 schoolboys who were hospitalized on Saturday were poisoned, police said, a day after five aid workers kidnapped by the Taliban were found dead.

The boys, ages 10 to 14, fell sick after they ate beans from a vendor outside the school who told them the meal would help them pass their examinations in the western city of Herat, according to Abdul Jabar Rozi, Herat's police chief.

The vendor was arrested later on Saturday and an investigation launched into whether the food was deliberately tainted, he said.  Read More

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