Afghanistan: Taliban Schools Also Failing Boys

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Afghan schoolboys attend their first classes at a high school in Kabul, March 25, 2023. © 2023 AHMAD SAHEL ARMAN/AFP via Getty Images The Taliban’s abusive educational policies in Afghanistan are harming boys as well as girls and women, with the departure of qualified teachers and regressive curriculum changes. These changes have led to increased fears about attending school, falling attendance, and a loss of hope for the future; with this, the Taliban risk creating a lost generation. Concerned governments and UN agencies should urge the Taliban to end their discriminatory…

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