Polio vaccination campaign in Paktia begins late amid Taliban restrictions

Polio vaccination campaign in Paktia begins late amid Taliban restrictions

A polio vaccination campaign began two days late in the southeastern province of Paktia due to restrictions imposed by the Taliban, according to local sources. Sources in Paktia told Amu that Taliban initially blocked the campaign because of its house-to-house delivery method, which remains a point of contention. “They stopped the campaign due to the door-to-door approach by vaccinators,” one source said. “They’ve done this before. A few months …