Dozens of schoolgirls in Afghan province under Taliban control fall ill in suspected poisoning

At least 48 schoolgirls have been taken ill at a high school in southern Helmand province in what Afghan authorities suspect is a case of group poisoning.

Dr Nisar Ahmad Barak said the girls were admitted to his hospital in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, with headaches and vomiting but that they are all now in a stable condition and receiving treatment.