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

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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BMJ
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2026-09-30
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2026-100946
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Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges
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Secret medical schools: How Afghanistan’s women are defying the training ban

Sally Howard, Geetanjali Krishna
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Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges
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Secret medical schools: How Afghanistan’s women are defying the training ban

Sally Howard, Geetanjali Krishna
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Abstract

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

BMJVol. 394
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 9%
Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges
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