NEILI (Pajhwok): About 20 people have died of cholera which is spreading fast in Nawa Ghari village on the border between Helmand and Daikundi provinces.
The Daikundi public health department has dispatched five health teams to the village to prevent the spread of the disease.
Local residents said the disease was spreading in Nawa Ghari village since last Wednesday. The village is divided between Nawa Mesh district of Daikundi and Baghran district of Helmand province.
Mohammad Noori, a resident of Nawa Ghari village, told Pajhwok Afghan News the disease had so far killed 20 people and infected dozens more.
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