Afghanistan starts polio vaccination drive under Taliban

Afghanistan on Monday launched a nationwide polio immunisation campaign – the first since the Taliban returned to power – aiming to protect about 10 million unvaccinated children from the crippling disease, a top official said. The campaign aims to reach children below five years old, including about four million in areas that were previously inaccessible, Gula Khan Ayub, director for the programme told AFP. Before they swept back to power in August, the Taliban banned polio vaccination teams from parts of the country. Taliban leaders had told communities in areas they controlled that vaccine…

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