Kabul University's New Chancellor Appointed By Taliban Had Called For Killing Journalists

Taliban's pick for the new chancellor of Kabul University, Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat, had once called for the killing of journalists. His appointment as the new chancellor of the university sparked outrage on social media when users dug up some of his old tweets.

In one of the tweets which he posted last year in June, Ghairat had spoken about murdering journalists.

“A spy journalist is more dangerous than a hundred Arbaki (Local Police/Paramilitary). I doubt the faith of those who restrain from killing journalists. Kill Spy Journalists. Contain Media,” the tweet said. The tweet has since been deleted from his account.

https://twitter.com/Samiullah_mahdi/status/1440602479691919368?s=20

Further, a Facebook post written by a person named Arif Bahrami who claims to be college class fellow of Ghairat has also been doing the rounds on social media.

Bahrami claims that Ghairat was always disrespectful towards his women class fellows and professors while he was studying at the Kabul University.

The person also claimed that Ghairat had barely received pass marks in 'very easy subjects'.

However, Ghairat claims the criticism is unfair. Responding to the backlash, he said, "I request you to clam down and inquire about me and my academic background."

https://twitter.com/MAshrafGhairat/status/1440378800894660610?s=20

Earlier, Taliban's interim cabinet announced earlier this month was also criticised for being non-inclusive. No non-Taliban was made part of the interim setup. The Taliban recently expanded the cabinet, but no woman was included, which sparked further criticism on social media.