'Complete despair': Afghan female medical students fear being sent home from Pakistan
Summary
Female medical students from Afghanistan studying in Pakistan are facing possible deportation after Pakistan’s Medical and Dental Council ordered Afghan students to return home. Many fear losing their chance to continue their education because the Taliban government in Afghanistan bans women from studying or working beyond primary school.Key Facts
- Pakistan’s Medical and Dental Council told all medical colleges to send Afghan students back to Afghanistan.
- A temporary court order in Lahore has stopped immediate deportation but may not last.
- Over two million Afghans have left Pakistan recently, with many deportations since 2023.
- Pakistan blames Afghanistan’s Taliban government for supporting militant groups, which Afghanistan denies.
- Afghan female students say they have worked hard and want to continue their education despite political tensions.
- Amnesty International called Pakistan’s order unfair and against international human rights.
- Afghan students claim their colleges are responsible for registering them with the medical council, not themselves.
- Many female Afghan students fear they will lose all education opportunities if sent back under Taliban rule.
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