Afghanistan, Sept. 27 -- Former Afghanistan education minister Mirwais Balkhi warned the country's current schooling system is ineffective and dangerous, saying it fosters extremism and threatens Afghanistan's cultural, social, and intellectual future.
Afghanistan's former education minister Mirwais Balkhi has warned that the country's current education system is failing and could fuel extremism among its youth.
Speaking at a side event during the UN General Assembly on Friday, Balkhi said the present education structure is "dangerous" and undermines the intellectual and social future of Afghanistan.
Balkhi said authorities are exploiting Afghanistan's schools to spread Islamist extremism and secure social legitimacy, warning such practi...