ISIS expanding schools in Afghan Province

Officials in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province say so-called Islamic State is trying to imprint a lasting legacy of radicalism on children in the region through an increasing network of religious seminaries and schools.

 

Officials in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province say so-called Islamic State is trying to imprint a lasting legacy of radicalism on children in the region through an increasing network of religious seminaries and schools.

Authorities say ISIS runs at least 25 seminaries in four districts of the province where children are taught military ideology and how to prepare for suicide attacks.

Children of ISIS fighters make up the majority of pupils, but some local children also attend the ISIS-run schools, officials say.

ISIS aims to imprint the radical ideologies into the children amid an international war against terror against the Takfiris.