As Taliban officials in Logar province announce the construction of a new primary school, girls across Afghanistan remain barred from attending school.
The Bakhtar News Agency, which operates under Taliban control, reported on Saturday, May 23, that a primary school building in the village of Shah Mazar, in the Baraki Barak district of Logar province, has been completed and handed over for use.
The Taliban stated that the school was built at a cost of approximately three million Afghanis, with financial support from a charitable organization.
According to the report, the school will provide educational opportunities for around 880 students.
This comes amid reports that, in addition to the restrictions imposed on girls’ education, male students in several schools across Afghanistan are also becoming increasingly disheartened.
Sources speaking to the Hasht-e Subh Daily said that modern education in the country is being systematically driven toward decline and collapse.
According to those sources, the Taliban’s primary focus is on religious instruction through madrassas, and instead of teaching core academic subjects, the curriculum is being oriented toward jihadi, political, and warfare-related topics.
