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Education: Within Pakistan borders, the government has set up Deobandi tradition schools in a few fortunate refugee camps. These schools, which have educated many of the Taliban's current leaders, are religious schools following the Islamic faith. The schools follow aWahhabism-based curriculum which is an extremely conservative form of Islam. This is the only educational opportunities children have within refugee camps.

Religion: Afghanistan is an Islamic nation and is practiced by 99% of the nation. As a result it has run nearly every aspect of the typical Afghans life. Afghans predominantly pertain to two forms of Islam; Sunni and Shi'a. The Taliban, which currently holds an immense amount of power within the nation, are extremist Sunnis. As a result, schools they have built within refugee camps reflect the Sunni prospective on Islam. Religion within refugee camps remains a top priority for individuals there. Furthermore, the Taliban's extremist Islamic culture is predominantly what has caused the war in Afghanistan today. Based on the Taliban's control within Afghanistan, mainly in the past five years, much of the Afghan culture has reflected their views and interpretation of Islam. For example, the Taliban has strict rules supressing women. The Taliban is largely responsible for the millions of Afghan refugees.

Education: Within Pakistan borders, the government has set up Deobandi tradition schools in a few fortunate refugee camps. These schools, which have educated many of the Taliban's current leaders, are religious schools following the Islamic faith. The schools follow aWahhabism-based curriculum which is an extremely conservative form of Islam. This is the only educational opportunities children have within refugee camps.

Religion: Afghanistan is an Islamic nation and is practiced by 99% of the nation. As a result it has run nearly every aspect of the typical Afghans life. Afghans predominantly pertain to two forms

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