Former Afghan Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali has warned in a high-level session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that Afghanistan under Taliban rule is no longer an internal issue but is emerging as a serious regional and global security threat.
He stated that the Taliban’s current system is actively promoting extremism through ideological education, the destruction of modern academic structures, and the systematic shaping of youth minds for obedience and militancy.
Speaking about the situation in Afghanistan, Jalali revealed that approximately 23,000 institutions are currently operating in the country and are being used to promote the Taliban’s ideological framework. He said that government schools are being gradually transformed, while modern subjects such as science and other academic disciplines have either been severely restricted or completely removed.
He emphasized that the Taliban’s education model is not based on genuine learning but rather on ideological indoctrination and the creation of unquestioning obedience. According to him, millions of Afghan boys are now growing up in an extremely limited educational environment where access to modern knowledge, critical thinking, and economic opportunities has been severely restricted.
Jalali also highlighted that the systematic exclusion of girls from education and public life is a key element of the Taliban’s broader ideological and social control policies. He warned that such policies are shaping a rigid ideological state structure that could negatively impact regional security for years to come.
Criticizing international engagement with the Taliban, he argued that diplomatic efforts over the past five years have failed to produce any meaningful moderation in Taliban behavior, as restrictions and ideological rigidity have only increased.
He further cautioned that the combination of economic crisis, unemployment, and extremism is creating a dangerous environment in Afghanistan that could fuel instability across the region. According to him, this system is training a generation not for development, but for obedience, militancy, and sacrifice-based narratives.
Concluding his remarks, Jalali warned that such an environment could also serve as a recruitment base for other extremist organizations operating in the region, reinforcing global concerns that Taliban governance is deepening the roots of extremism rather than delivering stability.
