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The Taliban is forcibly closing private children’s homes, relocating thousands of vulnerable children to state-run facilities without notice.
The Taliban has intensified its crackdown on private children's homes across Afghanistan, forcibly closing multiple facilities that provided shelter, education, and care to thousands of orphaned and vulnerable children, transferring them to state-run institutions without public notice.
The move, justified by the group as a means to standardize oversight, has raised alarms among child rights advocates and aid workers, who warn it may cause severe psychological harm and expose children to extremist indoctrination.
Among the affected centers is Rayan Children in Kabul, funded by Afghan-American musician Shafiq Mureed, where staff and children reportedly reacted with distress.
Critics say the closures are part of a broader campaign to bring private schools and education under Taliban control, replacing secular curricula with Islamic seminaries.
With an estimated 1.6 million children orphaned by war, poverty, and the opium crisis, the shift threatens the stability and well-being of Afghanistan’s most vulnerable youth.
Los talibanes están cerrando por la fuerza los hogares privados para niños, reubicando a miles de niños vulnerables en instalaciones estatales sin previo aviso.