JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Five new polio cases have emerged in the Shinwari Zone and Sherzad districts of eastern Nangarhar province, the provincial public health director said on Sunday.
Najibullah Kamawal was talking at a ceremony marking the launch of a three-day vaccination drive targeting 627,000 children.
“Due to insecurity in Achin, Deh Bala and Kot districts, it would be difficult to administer polio drops to 40,000 children in these areas,” said Kamawal.
Governor Salim Khan Kunduzi, who inaugurated the three-day campaign by . . .
