US EditionPolio Vaccination Campaign Launched Across 18 Provinces in Afghanistan
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Polio Vaccination Campaign Begins in 18 Afghan Provinces, Targeting 7.3 Million Chidren – KabulNow
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health, under the Taliban administration, has announced the launch of a nationwide polio vaccination campaign across 18 provinces. According to the ministry, the campaign began on Monday (February 2) in 15 provinces, including the capital Kabul, and will continue until Thursday. In the provinces of Helmand, Uruzgan and Zabul, vaccinations are scheduled to start on Tuesday and run through Frid…
Afghanistan: Polio vaccination drive launched in 18 provinces
A four-day nationwide polio vaccination campaign was launched in 18 provinces, including Kabul, on Monday, as the country remains one of only two worldwide where the virus is still endemic. The polio vaccination campaign is being carried out from Feb. 2 to Feb. 5, 2026, across 18 provinces — Kabul, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, Nuristan, Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Ghazni, Kandahar, Helmand, Uruzgan, Zabul, Balkh, Faryab, Kunduz, Herat and Badghis. The…
The Taliban's Ministry of Public Health has announced the launch of a polio vaccination campaign in 18 provinces. The campaign began in 15 provinces, including Kabul, on Monday and will continue until Thursday, the ministry said. But in Helmand, Uruzgan and Zabul provinces, the campaign will begin on Tuesday and continue until Friday. The Taliban's Ministry of Public Health added that the vaccination campaign will begin in two districts of Farya…
Polio Vaccination Campaign Launched Across 18 Provinces in Afghanistan
Public Health Ministry announced Monday a polio vaccination campaign has begun across 18 provinces targeting 7.3 million children under age five throughout Afghanistan. Ministry spokesperson Sharaf Zaman Amarkhel stated the campaign is underway in Kabul, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, Nuristan, Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Ghazni, Badghis, Herat, Kunduz, Faryab, Balkh, Zabul, Uruzgan, Helmand, and Kandahar provinces. The “Polio Free Afghanistan” organiza…
Polio vaccination campaign aims to reach 7.3 million children in 18 Afghan provinces
A nationwide polio vaccination campaign has been launched in 18 provinces across Afghanistan, targeting more than 7.3 million children under the age of five, the Ministry of Public Health announced on Monday. Ministry spokesperson Sharafat Zaman Amarkhel said the campaign is currently underway in Kabul, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, Nuristan, Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Ghazni, Badghis, Herat, Kunduz, Faryab, Balkh, Zabul, Uruzgan, Helmand and Kandahar…
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