Local sources report that in Khost province, a shortage of qualified teachers, particularly in science subjects and languages, has caused serious problems in the education process at schools and led to a decline in teaching quality.
Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Tuesday, May 19, that several schools in the provincial capital and districts of Khost are facing a teacher shortage in their classrooms.
Sources say that in some cases, students are being compelled to fill empty hours in the teaching schedule.
According to sources, students in upper grades at some schools are being forced to go to lower-grade classrooms to fill part of the instructional hours, a development that has also raised concerns among families.
Sources further say that in the absence of qualified teachers, graduates of religious madrassas who have been appointed by the Taliban to teach religious subjects are, in some cases, being used to teach other subjects as well.
According to sources, in many classrooms, core subjects such as mathematics, science, and languages are not being taught properly, and a large portion of class time is spent without any defined plan.
This situation has alarmed parents, who say that if the trend continues, it could seriously jeopardize their children’s academic futures.
Previously, sources had reported that since the Taliban’s return to power, modern education in the country has been systematically driven toward collapse, and that due to the Taliban’s primary focus on religious instruction, students have become discouraged from attending school.
