Education, Data & Policy with Enayat

The Statistics of Higher Education, Read Against Itself

Higher education institutions' counts remained steady, but enrollment, staffing, and access declined sharply.

Sep 10 • Enayat Nasir

Out of School: A Century, Counted

A century-long, data-driven exploration of a question that has rarely been addressed in the literature: how many Afghan children were genuinely out of…

Sep 8 • Enayat Nasir

June 2026

When Reopening Schools Isn't Enough: A Critical Look to Post-Primary Girls’ Education Crisis

A significant challenge in current advocacy for girls’ right to education in Afghanistan is the growing disconnect between how the crisis is framed and…

Jun 16 • Enayat Nasir

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May 2026

One Madrasa for Every School: The Taliban's Educational Convergence Project

Photo: Two contrasting representations of Afghan female learners are shown: the madrassa-centered model of religious instruction is on the left, while…

May 25 • Enayat Nasir

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Out-of-School Children in Afghanistan against the Global Trend: A Critical Reading of the 2026 Global Education Monitoring Report

Abstract

May 11 • Enayat Nasir

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U.S.–Afghan Academic Cooperation, 1950s–2021: Institutional and Enrollment Evidence

Photo: Early 1960s, Kabul University Dormitory, constructed through United States financial and technical assistance.

May 10 • Enayat Nasir

The Taliban’s Stance on Girls’ Education: An Ideological Perspective

Photo: Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2019.

May 8 • Enayat Nasir

January 2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝…

The Taliban’s newly introduced criminal code serves not just as a legal framework but also aims to reshape Afghan society through hierarchy, coercion…

Jan 27 • Enayat Nasir

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December 2025

November 2025

د طالبانو جګړه له پوهې سره: څنګه پوهنتونونه د ایډیولوژۍ په مرکزونو بدلېږي

د طالبانو د لوړو زده کړو وزیر، چې د دوی د مشر ډېر نږدې کس بلل کېږي، د دې لپاره مشهور شوی چې د ښځو له تلعیم، اکادمیکې ازادۍ، ساینسي فکر او انتقادي پوښتنو…

Nov 30, 2025 • Enayat Nasir

The Fourth Years of Taliban's Rule in Afghanistan – Where Suppression Stands?

Executive Summary

Nov 28, 2025 • Enayat Nasir

د طالبانو د مذهبي افراطیت پر ضد د روښنفکرانو چپتیا

مذهبي افراطیت سره تل د چپتیا لار غوره شوی - اوس د دې وخت ده چې د دې پر ضد فکر ویښتیا رامنځته شي.

Nov 28, 2025 • Enayat Nasir