For the first time, a doctor is treating deaf patients in the country through surgery.

Najib-ur-Rahman Hanif said that by installing a device for deaf people, even those who are congenitally deaf, their hearing ability is restored.

Najib-ur-Rahman Hanif told TOLOnews: "This device naturally solves human hearing problems and is installed behind the ear."

Hanif completed his education and specialization at a medical school in Pakistan and returned to the country a year ago.

Obaidullah, who brought his 19-year-old nephew to this doctor for treatment, says that his nephew lost his hearing after falling from a roof at the age of 13. His family then sought treatment for him in Iran and Pakistan.

Obaidullah, the patient's caretaker, said: "The machine cost us about $9,000, and another thousand was for hospital fees and internal expenses, but if we had gone to Iran or Pakistan, it would have cost us around 20 or 22 thousand dollars."

Yaqoob Shah, another patient who lost his hearing 20 years ago, had a device installed in his ear by doctors in Pakistan after paying $38,000. However, after several years, he now has come to Afghanistan for the device's repair.

Yaqub Shah, the patient, said: "I used to visit the doctor weekly, and I could hear when they programmed the device. One day, while sitting in a room, I heard the call to prayer, and later, I gradually began to hear the recitation of the Quran in the mosque, which made me very happy."

Mohammad Ismail, the father of a sick child, said: "We are very happy because it's easy to travel here, and traveling abroad is not simple these days."

Najib-ur-Rahman has called on the Ministry of Public Health and the Afghan Red Crescent Society to help patients with treatment costs.

The doctor added: "The Ministry of Public Health should help these patients with expenses because people in Afghanistan come from different classes, and they cannot afford the costs, like teachers who have a salary of 10,000 Afghanis and cannot pay."
According to doctors, this is the first time that such patients are being treated in the country.