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September 17, 2024

Taliban Suspends U.N.-Led Polio Vaccination Campaign
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Afghanistan's Taliban has suspended a U.N.-led polio eradication effort,
ordering a halt to house-to-house vaccinations. It's a major setback to
the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. So far this year, the World
Health Organization has identified 18 polio cases in Afghanistan -
triple the number recorded all of last year.


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