Pakistan Moves to Expel Afghan Medical Students

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Click to expand Image King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. © 2014 Razaawais141/Wikimedia Without warning, Pakistan has directed all medical and dental institutions to expel Afghan students and arrange to send them back to Afghanistan.

It is the latest move by Pakistani authorities to summarily deport Afghans from the country.Especially for Afghan women students, being returned to Afghanistan ends their chances of ever becoming doctors or dentists, as the Taliban have banned all women from universities and medical training.Pakistan’s medical institutions have also suspended…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · September 10, 2026

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