RASC News Agency: Documents obtained by media outlets reveal that the Taliban have awarded master’s degrees to 2,519 graduates of religious and jihadist seminaries across Afghanistan and Pakistan. Among the recipients are alumni from dozens of Pakistani Madrasas, including the influential Darul Uloom Haqqania. The records indicate that in the Afghanistan calendar years 1401 and 1402, the Taliban distributed these certifications across three distinct categories. Notably, graduates of institutions such as Noor-ul-Madaris Al-Faruqia in Quetta, Darul Uloom Tajabad in Peshawar, Imdad-ul-Uloom Al-Islamia in Peshawar, Al-Umariyah Fi Al-Pakistan, and Siraj-ul-Uloom Kahi in Pakistan along with students from numerous other Pakistani madrasas have been recipients of these master’s degrees.
Further investigations reveal that the highest number of degrees were conferred upon graduates of three prominent seminaries, particularly Darul Uloom Haqqania, also known as Haqqania Akora Khattak, located in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Religious scholars assert that this institution has produced a significant portion of the Taliban’s leadership and is regarded as a hub for some of the most radical ideologues of our time. Academics and university professors have raised serious concerns, warning that the systematic integration of jihadist Madrasa graduates into Afghanistan’s educational and governmental frameworks could turn the country into a global epicenter of extremism, with far-reaching consequences for both Afghanistan and the wider region.
Reports suggest that the Taliban’s long-term strategy envisions graduating one million Madrasa students within the next four years after which, the second phase of their regional “Talibanization” project is expected to be set in motion.
