The Taliban’s Department of Education has issued a recent directive mandating an increase in the number of students per class to 45 and the merging of neighboring schools due to a shortage of teachers. This decision, announced on Tuesday, May 5, involves transferring students from some schools to others.<\/p>\n
The directive also emphasizes the hiring of female teachers in primary schools but sets a condition that the age of female staff in girls’ schools from grades one to six must not be under 50 years old. This new restriction comes amid a widespread lack of professional educators in the country’s education system, especially female teachers.<\/p>\n
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had previously warned that because of the Taliban’s educational restrictions, Afghanistan could lose about 20,000 teachers by 2030. Education experts say that the excessive increase in the number of students per class lowers the quality of teaching and makes it harder for students to access standard education.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, local sources in Kandahar province report a decline in student numbers in some schools, leading to their merger with other schools. According to these sources, a significant portion of students have turned to religious schools, a trend coinciding with the Taliban leader’s recent salary increases for clerics.<\/p>\n
These developments come after the Taliban last year terminated the employment of hundreds of teachers, particularly female educators\u2014a move whose repercussions are now evident in the severe teacher shortage and increased pressure on the country’s educational infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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