Afghanistan, Oct. 10 -- Written By: Zahra Rashidi
Hanagul, a woman in her late 60s living in Kapisa province, cannot read or write and cannot afford to take her only son, who has diabetes, to a doctor regularly. She recently learned that artificial intelligence (AI) can answer questions and, with help from a relative in Kabul, is using the technology to learn more about her son's health.
Hanagul lives in a village in Hesa Awal Kohistan district of Kapisa. For the elderly mother, caring for her only son is not just a family responsibility but a daily source of worry, compounded by financial hardship and limited access to healthcare. She cannot afford to take him to a doctor every time his condition changes.
Her 28-year-old son has diabete...