UTMANKHEL, Pakistan -- Taliban militants destroyed five schools in the Utmankhel area of the Orakzai tribal region in northwestern Pakistan on March 31, RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports.
The schools were in the Spin Kada, Dhand Garhi, and Shalon Talab districts. A local health care center was also burned down.
The Taliban opposes education for girls and often destroy schools that girls attend.
The Orakzai tribal area -- which is near the Pakistani-Afghan border -- has been destabilized by the arrival of Taliban militants fleeing the Pakistani government's recent military operations against them in Waziristan Province.
The schools were in the Spin Kada, Dhand Garhi, and Shalon Talab districts. A local health care center was also burned down.
The Taliban opposes education for girls and often destroy schools that girls attend.
The Orakzai tribal area -- which is near the Pakistani-Afghan border -- has been destabilized by the arrival of Taliban militants fleeing the Pakistani government's recent military operations against them in Waziristan Province.
