Officials from the Taliban’s Ministry of Education in the Panjshir province acknowledge that their forces have taken over 28 school buildings and turned them into military bases. Maulvi Mutiullah, the Deputy Director of Education for the Taliban in Panjshir, confirmed this at the start of the new academic year ceremony on Wednesday, April 1st. He stated that classes would not commence in areas where the Taliban controls schools, leaving students and residents of these areas with serious problems. Last year, reports emerged of the Taliban taking over 50 schools and madrassas, but local officials in Panjshir had promised to vacate the schools by the start of the academic year.
In addition to banning girls’ education, which effectively denies half of the eligible population access to education in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s conversion of schools into military bases in regions such as Panjshir and Andarab creates significant obstacles and further damages the country’s already fragile education system. This is a devastating blow to the country’s education sector.
source of news: Aria press
