According to a statement released by the Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health, a polio vaccination campaign was launched on Monday in 19 provinces of Afghanistan.
The statement mentions that the campaign will continue for four days in the mentioned provinces.
It adds that during these four days, 7.3 million children under the age of five will be vaccinated.
It is worth mentioning that, according to a report by the World Health Organization, two positive cases of polio have been recorded in 2025 in Badghis and Helmand provinces.
