Siddiq, who had Alzheimer’s disease for several years, died from complications of the coronavirus at Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital in Kabul, one of her doctors, Amanullah Aman, said. As a surgeon, Siddiq was known for her deft hand, and despite her unassuming stature she was described by those who knew her as self-possessed and unintimidated by people around her, especially men. She attended high school and then Kabul University as her country was quietly changing under the weight of the Cold War. In the years before the Soviet invasion in 1979, when she was a lieutenant colonel, she worked as a surgeon at Daud Khan hospital. At the same time, Siddiq taught medicine to female university students whose academic careers had swiftly ended under Taliban rule.

Source: bd News24 December 06, 2020 05:37 UTC