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The record holds 3 entries from Afghanistan, across 2 industries, led by Healthcare & Life Sciences, then Technology & Software. Last updated 15 Oct 2026.

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DeploymentHealthcare & Life SciencesAfghanistan13 Oct 2026

AI-powered X-ray machine commissioned at Badghis hospital

Badghis Provincial Hospital — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) funded an AI-powered X-ray machine worth more than $72,000 at Qala-e-Naw's provincial hospital in Badghis province. It is meant to spot tuberculosis early and improve disease diagnosis. Hospital officials expect AI-assisted X-ray screening to ease shortages of doctors and medical equipment.

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Evidence of adoptionHealthcare & Life SciencesAfghanistan9 Jul 2026

Only 1.6% of Kabul medical staff have good knowledge of AI

Only 1.6% of 256 healthcare staff surveyed across Kabul City hospitals and clinics showed good AI knowledge in healthcare, against 44.7% poor and 53.9% insufficient, with attitudes running ahead of understanding at 47.3% positive, 37.5% somewhat agreeing and 15.2% negative. The picture for AI in Afghan healthcare is limited knowledge but favourable attitudes: 82.0% had never attended an AI conference and 57.8% learned what they knew from social media. Fieldwork for the study, published in Annals of Medicine and Surgery, ran January to February 2025.

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Technology & Software

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Evidence of adoptionTechnology & SoftwareAfghanistan4 May 2026

88% of young Afghans are familiar with AI, survey finds

1,154 respondents across 32 provinces went into a national survey of AI use in Afghanistan, finding 88% of young Afghans familiar with artificial intelligence and 66.6% of them regular users. Media outlet Salam Afghanistan and Salam Watandar Radio's eight-month fieldwork, split 50.6% men and 49.4% women, found 84.1% had sought AI advice at least once and 82% now lean less on friends and relatives, with 58.1% uneasy about machines making decisions.

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