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September 30, 2026BMJ

Secret medical schools: How Afghanistan’s women are defying the training ban

Sally Howard Geetanjali Krishna

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In 2024 the Taliban banned women from training as doctors or any other kind of healthcare worker. But an underground network of trainers is keeping hopes alive for Afghanistan’s aspiring female medics

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Howard et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6abf49bb2e90968d19e1cd9b https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2026-100946

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1There is no way back home: A phenomenological study of the fears and future uncertainty of Afghan female medical students in IranOriginal Research · 2026 · 1 citations
2Obstacles to Women’s Rights to Education: The Taliban Regime and Its Policies on Women’s Education in Afghanistan2024 · 3 citations
3The Collapse of Women Education in Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Policies, 2021-20252025 · 1 citations
4When the “alternative” becomes mainstream: online and underground schooling for Afghan girls after the education banOriginal Research · 2026
5Lifting the Veil: Uncovering Potentials of Afghan Women’s Rights from 1900 to Present Day2024

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