Polio Returns To Afghanistan

Afghanistan Launches Polio Vaccination Drive After Kabul's First Case Since 2001 -- The Guardian

Health ministry acts after girl diagnosed with disease in one of three countries where polio remains endemic

Afghan officials have launched a polio vaccination campaign after a young girl from Kabul was diagnosed with the disease – the capital's first case since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.

Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria are the only countries in the world where polio remains endemic. But the number of cases has declined significantly in Afghanistan in recent years.

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Update: Polio returns to Afghan capital after 13 years -- AFP

My Comment: This is a setback and an ominous warning on what the future may hold.