Date: 29/11/1401 The Afghan Medical Council has announced that its official examination will be held on the 29th of Swaṭ (27th of January) in the current year, 1401. Due to the cold weather and the large number of applicants, the exam will be conducted in two separate phases. The first phase, for male candidates, is scheduled for the mentioned date, while the exam date for female candidates will be announced later as part of the second phase. The biometric process and distribution of exam cards will take place on Thursday and Friday, corresponding to the 27th and 28th of Swaṭ, at Kabul Polytechnic University, in accordance with the attached schedule. Applicants are kindly requested to attend the designated location according to the first letter of their names.

The announcement by the Afghan Medical Council to separate male and female candidates for the medical licensing exam—with an immediate date set for men and a vague, delayed timeline for women—illustrates a clear pattern of gender-based discrimination. By failing to provide an equal and concrete opportunity for female candidates, the policy undermines women's access to professional advancement in the medical field.

In a further statement, the Medical Council promised that the exam for women would be held in a second phase, with the date to be announced. The exam was scheduled for 29th of Dalwa 1401 (18th February 2023), but the date was never announced, and their exam was not held. According to the head of the Medical Council of Afghanistan, who spoke with Tolo News, more than 3,000 female graduates from Afghanistan's medical universities had registered to take the exam in 1401. Although male medical graduates requested that the exam for women be held first, their request was rejected.