Child getting polio drops (file photo)

Amu: Afghanistan on Monday launched its second polio vaccination campaign of the year, aiming to immunize 6.3 million children under the age of five across 16 provinces, the Taliban-run Ministry of Public Health announced. The campaign seeks to curb the spread of polio, a disease that continues to threaten children, particularly in the country’s southern and eastern regions. Click here to read more (external link).