The Taliban’s war on education: ‘Nobody talks about what is happening to the boys’

Five years after the ultra-conservative Islamists retook Afghanistan, students describe male pupils being beaten for minor rule breaches and inexperienced teachers struggling to deliver lessonsBefore he leaves for Kabul University each morning, Hashmat* checks his face for the beard he… Five years after the ultra-conservative Islamists retook Afghanistan, students describe male pupils being beaten for minor rule breaches and inexperienced teachers struggling to deliver lessonsBefore he leaves for Kabul University each morning, Hashmat* checks his face for the beard he…