By applying post-doctoral-level economic analysis, I aim to mathematically and objectively demonstrate that jihadist activity drives countries into technological regression, potentially devolving entire societies to a level of development comparable to the year 1890, given a long enough time horizon.
Using internationally recognized metrics for technological advancement, extremist-controlled territories demonstrate consistent patterns of regression across all major categories. Adult literacy rates remain well below global averages, with Afghanistan at forty-three percent compared to a global average of eighty-six percent. Primary enrollment rates have declined significantly in all examined territories, while secondary and tertiary enrollment have collapsed entirely in many areas.
Scientific output from extremist-controlled regions approaches zero. No meaningful peer-reviewed publications emerge from these territories, patent applications are nonexistent, and international scientific collaboration has been completely severed. Research institutions have been closed, destroyed, or converted to military purposes. The Afghanistan Science Academy, University of Mosul, and Al-Furat University represent examples of once-productive academic centers that no longer contribute to global knowledge production.
Higher education indicators show complete institutional breakdown. Universities have been eliminated from global rankings, STEM graduate production has ceased, and the number of researchers per capita has plummeted due to mass emigration. Gender parity in education has been eliminated entirely in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, which represents the only territory globally with complete prohibition of female education beyond primary levels.
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