Iran Dispatches Doctors To Imam Khomeini Hospital in Bamiyan

Hassan Mortazavi, Iran’s deputy ambassador in Kabul, visited Bamiyan city and announced that Iranian doctors will be dispatched to the “120-bed Imam Khomeini" hospital in the province.

Mortazavi held talks with Abdullah Sarhadi, the Taliban governor, in Bamiyan province.

According to the statement of the Taliban governor's office in Bamiyan, during the meeting on Thursday, Mortazavi emphasised that the Islamic Republic will send doctors and specialists to the Iranian-built hospital in Bamiyan. He said that this hospital will provide services not only to the citizens of Bamiyan, but also to the patients of the other provinces of Afghanistan.

The Iranian deputy ambassador discussed dispatching doctors to Afghanistan even though earlier, Mehr news agency had quoted a member of the Islamic Republic of Iran Medical Council (IRIMC) as saying that the medical sector in Iran may be forced to hire dentists from Afghanistan and Pakistan.