LOGAR — Taliban authorities in Logar Province have compelled local schoolteachers to participate in an exam focused on the Doha deal signed between the US and the Taliban in 2020, local sources said.
The test, which took place Saturday, May 31, in the provincial capital of Pul-e-Alam, was attended by more than 1,000 teachers from 104 schools, sources told Amu.
According to Taliban officials in the education department, the purpose of the exam was to “enhance the knowledge of teachers, encourage further education, and deepen understanding of the Doha Agreement.”
However, several teachers said they were forced to study Taliban-approved materials and participate in the test under pressure.
One teacher, who requested anonymity for safety reasons, said the materials offered for the exam primarily reflect the Taliban’s perspective and omit any mention of the more opaque elements of the U.S.-Taliban deal.
“There are hidden aspects to the Doha Agreement between the Taliban and the United States that are not known to the people,” the teacher said. “These books focus only on content that legitimizes the Taliban administration.”
The instructional materials, distributed ahead of the exam, were described by multiple sources as ideologically one-sided and aimed at promoting Taliban narratives.
The full terms and consequences of the February 29, 2020, agreement — signed in Doha after months of negotiations between the Taliban and the United States — have yet to be publicly clarified in Afghanistan.
Critics of the Taliban’s education policies have expressed concern that initiatives like this exam represent a broader attempt to indoctrinate civil servants and reshape the national curriculum around Taliban ideology.
