According to a report by Human Rights Watch, the Taliban is causing “irreversible damage” to Afghanistan’s education system. After taking power in 2021 the Taliban swiftly banned girls from higher eduction, including medical schools, which will affect the future number of female healthcare workers. Female teachers have been banned, with the shortfall being filled by unqualified men. The range of subjects being taught has also been reduced. According to a Taliban spokesman, banned subjects include anything “un-Islamic and non-Afghan that resembles western standards”. Boys are not taught anything which might promote democracy, or other faiths, or feature non-Muslim writers such as William Shakespeare.
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