Those indexes aren't 'science', they're obviously somewhat subjective depending on what data you're counting. Not clear what 30 million data points they use, but seems like they would have only had a few on Afghanistan and since the cut off is 2021, likely before the Taliban.
Regarding Pakistan, do you have any data on academic freedoms or lack thereof there?
https://twitter.com/Cold_Peace_/status/1598322071515414529
https://twitter.com/sanjeevsanyal/status/1598168070820098049
Regarding Pakistan, do you have any data on academic freedoms or lack thereof there?