In a video message, a Taliban official stated that girls up to sixth and seventh grade must adhere to the Sharia hijab. He also stated that, "The previous educational system was created for brainwashing. Neither we nor our system can accept a regime created by foreigners."

This statement encapsulates the Taliban’s ideological justification for imposing restrictions on girls’ education and dress. By mandating adherence to a specific interpretation of Sharia hijab for girls in early grades and framing the previous educational system as “brainwashing,” the Taliban delegitimize alternative educational models and suppress intellectual diversity. The rhetoric also positions any non-Taliban framework as foreign and hostile, reinforcing a worldview that equates education with ideological conformity rather than personal or national development. This reinforces violations of the rights to education, personal autonomy, expression, and non-discrimination