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Taliban, sack PhD holder and appoints B.A degree holder, University Vice Chancellor

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: September 23, 2021 20:33 IST

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Nearly 70 teaching staff, including professors and assistant professors, have resigned after the Taliban removed Kabul University Vice Chancellor Mohammad Usman Baburi.
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Taliban on Wednesday appointed Mohammad Ashraf Gairat, who had just a bachelor’s degree, as vice chancellor in place of Baburi, who did his PhD.
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The appointment of Ashraf Ghairat as the Vice-Chancellor in the biggest university based in Kabul has led to protests on social media.
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Critics have highlighted a tweet by Ashraf Ghairat last year in which he justified the killing of journalists.
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People are angry over the appointment of a young bachelor degree holder replacing an intellectual and experienced PhD holder as head of the best and the very first university in Afghanistan reported The Khaama Press News Agency.
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The people, including some Taliban members, have criticized the move and said that there were more eligible people than him, reported The Khaama Press News Agency.
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Ashraf Ghairat is said to have been employed in the Ministry of Education in the previous government and was head of the assessment body of universities of IEA in the southwestern part of Afghanistan, reported The Khaama Press News Agency.
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Earlier, the Taliban on Monday officially changed the name of a government university in the name of Burhanuddin Rabbani-former Afghan President and founder of Afghanistan's second-biggest political party- to Kabul Education University.
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