Child getting polio drops (file photo)

Afghanistan International: The Taliban on Monday suspended a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, the Associated Press reported, citing the United Nations. The reason for the suspension of the campaign has not yet been announced, and Taliban officials have not publicly commented on the matter. Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only countries in the world which have not been able to stop the spread of this deadly and paralysing disease among children. Click here to read more (external link).