Afghanistan Analysts Network – English

AAN in the Media

Afghan Taliban ban over 670 university textbooks

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Radio Pakistan, 31 December 2025

The website of the Pakistani broadcaster briefly mentions AAN’s recent research about Taleban book bans:

According to Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN), the Afghan Taliban have imposed a complete ban on more than six hundred and seventy university textbooks and hundreds of public books.

As per the ANN, sociology and other important subjects have been removed from the curriculum. Books by women authors and Iranian authors have also been included on the banned list.