New Research | When we talk about Afghanistan under the Taliban, the conversation often stops at the ban on girls' education. But our new brief by @OfficialMariamS and Ayesha Khan (@ODI_Global) suggests there is a bigger story underneath. Testimonies from students, parents and teachers in Kabul reveal that the Taliban are using madrassas to socialise both young boys and girls into the regime's strict interpretation of Islamic Law. For girls, the ban on formal education beyond Grade 6 is part of a wider effort to embed the submission of women and girls to men in social, economic and political life. For boys, the system steers them toward support for the Taliban's ideological vision, and the brief finds this is fostering mistrust within households and social instability. That is why the authors say this reaches beyond Afghanistan. They warn it poses long-term threats to regional peace and security and call on the UN and international stakeholders to recognise and monitor it as a global security concern. Education is usually seen as a development issue. This brief asks us to see it as a security one too. Read it to know more: dropsafghanistan.org/the-tal… #Afghanistan #Education #GlobalSecurity #HumanRights #WPS