Assholes For Allah

Two men on a motorcycle used water pistols to spray acid on girls walking to school in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, blinding at least two of them, according to reports.

The men escaped after the attack, and no one claimed responsibility for it, but Al-Jazeera said Taliban militants were suspected to be responsible. The incident occurred about 8 a.m. near Mirwais Nika Girls High School in the Meir Weis Mena district. Girls were forbidden to attend school under the Taliban, which ruled the country from 1996 to 2001, when U.S.-led forces removed them from power.

"These cowardly acts reflect how dishonorable the insurgents truly are," Gen. David McKiernan said in a statement. "No one can honestly say they are fighting for the people, then purposefully attack innocent women and children," he added.

Meanwhile, more "brave soldiers" of Islam continued their work for Allah by killing two Christian sisters in Mosul, Iraq. They later bombed the family house for good measure. (sarcastic note from the DD: why waste good bomb-making materials like that? You could have lured in some more innocent victims and upped your body count. Bad militants!)

The main U.N. envoy in Iraq condemned the killing of two Christian sisters in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Staffan de Mistura expressed his shock and outrage at the continued targeting and killing of religious minorities.

Iraqi police say the two women were killed as they were waiting in front of their house for a ride to work. Their mother was wounded in the attack. The U.S. military has confirmed the killings and says the Christian family's house was then destroyed later by bombs planted inside.

The attack came after about 13,000 Christians fled Mosul last month in the face of threats and attacks from extremists. De Mistura called on Iraqi authorities at the national and local level to protect Christians and other minorities in Iraq and to ensure those behind the attacks "are swiftly brought to justice."