Child getting polio drops (file photo)

Amu: The suspension of house-to-house polio vaccination campaigns by the Taliban has left many children unvaccinated, raising fears of a resurgence of the crippling disease, residents say. While a three-day polio vaccination campaign concluded last week in Kabul and 10 other provinces, some Kabul residents reported that their children did not receive the vaccine. Many expressed frustration over the lack of information about the campaign and criticized the Taliban’s decision to halt door-to-door vaccinations in September. Click here to read more (external link).