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Taliban Suspends U.N.-Led Polio Vaccination Campaign

HeadlineSep 17, 2024

Afghanistan’s Taliban has suspended a U.N.-led polio eradication effort, ordering a halt to house-to-house vaccinations. It’s a major setback to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. So far this year, the World Health Organization has identified 18 polio cases in Afghanistan — triple the number recorded all of last year.

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