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Afghanistan has launched another polio vaccination campaign aimed at protecting around 8 million children under the age of 5, the Taliban Health Ministry announced on Monday. The four-day campaign – the third this year – will cover 23 of the country’s 34 provinces, the ministry said in a statement. Ministry spokesman Dr. Sharafat Zaman called on religious scholars, community elders and parents to play their part in the fight against polio, a debilitating disease that can lead to paralysis and death. In December, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the repatriation of Afghan migrant…

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