Growing concern over Afghanistan's madrassas - 24 Jan 08

The Afghan government is trying to reform the country's religious schools and encourage them to teach other subjects as well as religion. Efforts to build state-funded schools are hampered by shortage of funds and resistance from the schools' teachers. The government worries that without regulation, madrassas could become a breeding ground for a new generation of Taliban fighters.

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