Director of Nursing, Cure Hospital

Following graduation from the Syed Noor Mohammad Sha High School, Mr. Abdul Qahar and his family experienced at a very personal level the violence of the Russian invasion. Their house was attacked and badly damaged, and sadly, a brother was killed. The family walked three days from Laghman province across the Pakistani border and moved into a refugee camp where they lived for the next eighteen years. When they returned to Afghanistan, destruction was everywhere. Homes, schools, clinics and hospitals had been destroyed. The area had been heavily mined by the Russians. Unfortunately, a brother stepped on a mine and became permanently disabled. When asked about living in a Pakistani refugee camp for 18 years, Abdul Qahar answer was, ‘It was not that bad. I was able to learn English and start my career in nursing.’

In 1986, while living in Pakistan, Abdul Qahar completed his training at the Nursing Institute of Peshawar Pakistan. For the next eleven years, he worked as a clinical nurse in Peshawar Pakistan at the Mercy Hospital, The Burn Center of Hayatabad and the Kuwait Hospital.  Upon returning to Kabul, Afghanistan, he accepted a position in nursing administration at the Ahmad Sha Baba Clinic Ibnsina.

He joined the staff at Cure Hospital in 2007 and worked as a nurse supervisor for seven years, following which he was promoted to Deputy Nursing Director before again being promoted to Nurse Manager.  He is a current certified (BLS) Basic Life Support provider and trainer and has an interest in new medical technology.