Health workers vaccinate refugee children in Kabul
A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a refugee child in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 17 August 2026, as part of a government-led campaign to protect children from the disease.
A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a refugee child in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 17 August 2026, as part of a government-led campaign to protect children from the disease.
The Afghan government launched a polio vaccination campaign on 17 August 2026, targeting children across five provinces to prevent further spread of the disease, according to TOLOnews.
Afghan children at a makeshift camp in Kabul on 17 August 2026 — among the priority recipients of the Ministry of Public Health's polio vaccination drive covering five provinces.
Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health is overseeing the polio vaccination drive, which reportedly aims to reach children in five provinces amid concerns over renewed disease spread, as reported by TOLOnews on 17 August 2026.