Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Students recite the Quran at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Students recite the Quran at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

A teacher sits near students reading from the Quran at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

A teacher sits near students reading from the Quran at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Students recite the Quran at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Students recite the Quran at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Boys study Quranic verses at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Children study at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Boys study Quranic verses at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Boys study Quranic verses at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

A child sits to study the Quran in a class at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

Religious Education Under Taliban - Afghanistan

A child sits to study the Quran in a class at a madrassa, or religious school, inside the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2025. The expansion of madrassas under Taliban rule has drawn concern from education experts who say the focus on religious instruction is sidelining secular subjects. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM