PhD, master’s degrees are useless: Taliban’s new education minister

A video of the Taliban's Minister of Education Sheikh Molvi Noorullah Munir went viral online, questioning the relevance of higher education.

"No PhD, master's degrees are valuable today. You see that the Mullahs and Taliban that are in the power, have no PhD, MA or even a high school degree, but are the greatest of all," Molvi Noorullah is heard saying in the video, reports NDTV.

The remarks drew huge criticism online.

"Why is this man talking about education," said one Twitter user.

"Such shameful thoughts about education, having them in power is catastrophic especially for the youth & children!" read one of the posts on Twitter.

A new Taliban cabinet was formed yesterday with world leaders left to wonder about future ties with less than a month after the Taliban returned to rule Afghanistan.

"All matters of governance and life in Afghanistan will be regulated by the Holy Sharia law in future," Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada made it clear in his first public statement since the August 15 fall of Kabul.