Document #1319284

TNH – The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN News) (Author)

Taliban forces students out of schools into madrasas

http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=82963

ecoi.net description:
Helmand province: According to the Ministry of Education, attacks by insurgent groups led to the closure of more than 630 schools, depriving 300,000 students of an education; some parents send their children to a madrasa (Islamic school) in Pakistan; girls' access to education impeded due to conservative traditions and social norms
Country:
Afghanistan
Source:
TNH – The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN News) (Author)
Original link:
http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=82963
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
18 February 2009
Document ID:
1319284 (former ID 115281)

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