Kabul university professor tears up his diplomas on live television: ‘If my mother and sister can’t study’

Professor’s voice quivered as he spoke and appeared to be tearing up as he tore his diplomas

A Kabul University professor tore up his diplomas on live television, saying he did not need them anymore because Afghanistan was “no place for an education”.

Speaking to a television host, the professor, whose name could not immediately be verified, added: “If my sister and my mother can’t study, then I don’t accept this education.”

The video of the professor tearing up his diplomas one by one on TV has gone viral on social media and was shared widely.