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Polio Vaccination Campaign Launches in Kabul - Afghanistan

An Afghan child receives a dose of polio vaccine during a polio vaccination campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2025. The Afghan interim government's Ministry of Public Health on Monday announced a four-day vaccination campaign aimed at protecting 7.3 million children under the age of five from poliovirus. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Polio Vaccination Campaign Launches in Kabul - Afghanistan

An Afghan child receives a dose of polio vaccine during a polio vaccination campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2025. The Afghan interim government's Ministry of Public Health on Monday announced a four-day vaccination campaign aimed at protecting 7.3 million children under the age of five from poliovirus. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Poliovirus Found In Sewage Samples - Gaza

People walk among rubble and puddles of sewage at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024. Evidence of poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) in sewage samples taken from the Gaza Strip was found in tests carried out in Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement on July 18. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Poliovirus Found In Sewage Samples - Gaza

Palestinian children are seen near a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, on July 24, 2024. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 55 people and wounded 110 others, bringing the total death toll to 39,145 and injuries to 90,257 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in early October 2023, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Wednesday. Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Poliovirus Found In Sewage Samples - Gaza

A Palestinian child walks past rubble of a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, on July 24, 2024. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 55 people and wounded 110 others, bringing the total death toll to 39,145 and injuries to 90,257 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in early October 2023, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Wednesday. Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Poliovirus Found In Sewage Samples - Gaza

People walk among rubble and puddles of sewage at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024. Evidence of poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) in sewage samples taken from the Gaza Strip was found in tests carried out in Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement on July 18. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Poliovirus Found In Sewage Samples - Gaza

Palestinians inspect a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, on July 24, 2024. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 55 people and wounded 110 others, bringing the total death toll to 39,145 and injuries to 90,257 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in early October 2023, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Wednesday. Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Poliovirus Found In Sewage Samples - Gaza

People walk among rubble and puddles of sewage at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024. Evidence of poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) in sewage samples taken from the Gaza Strip was found in tests carried out in Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement on July 18. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Poliovirus Found In Sewage Samples - Gaza

People walk among rubble and puddles of sewage at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024. Evidence of poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) in sewage samples taken from the Gaza Strip was found in tests carried out in Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement on July 18. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Poliovirus Found In Sewage Samples - Gaza

Destroyed buildings are seen after an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, on July 24, 2024. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 55 people and wounded 110 others, bringing the total death toll to 39,145 and injuries to 90,257 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in early October 2023, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Wednesday. Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Poliovirus Found In Sewage Samples - Gaza

People walk among rubble and puddles of sewage at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024. Evidence of poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) in sewage samples taken from the Gaza Strip was found in tests carried out in Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement on July 18. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Poliovirus Found In Sewage Samples - Gaza

Palestinians inspect a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, on July 24, 2024. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 55 people and wounded 110 others, bringing the total death toll to 39,145 and injuries to 90,257 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in early October 2023, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Wednesday. Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP-SEWAGE-POLIOVIRUS

(240725) -- GAZA, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People walk among rubble and puddles of sewage at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024. Evidence of poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) in sewage samples taken from the Gaza Strip was found in tests carried out in Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement on July 18. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP-SEWAGE-POLIOVIRUS

(240725) -- GAZA, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People walk among rubble and puddles of sewage at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024. Evidence of poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) in sewage samples taken from the Gaza Strip was found in tests carried out in Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement on July 18. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP-SEWAGE-POLIOVIRUS

(240725) -- GAZA, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People walk among rubble and puddles of sewage at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024. Evidence of poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) in sewage samples taken from the Gaza Strip was found in tests carried out in Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement on July 18. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP-SEWAGE-POLIOVIRUS

(240725) -- GAZA, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People walk among rubble and puddles of sewage at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024. Evidence of poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) in sewage samples taken from the Gaza Strip was found in tests carried out in Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement on July 18. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-GAZA-JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP-SEWAGE-POLIOVIRUS

(240725) -- GAZA, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People walk among rubble and puddles of sewage at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024. Evidence of poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) in sewage samples taken from the Gaza Strip was found in tests carried out in Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement on July 18. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

Palestinian children desperately try to collect water on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

Palestinian children desperately try to collect water on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

Palestinian children desperately try to collect water on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

A Palestinian child carries water buckets on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

Palestinian children desperately try to collect water on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

A Palestinian child carries water buckets on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

A Palestinian woman carries water bottles on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

A Palestinian child carries water bottles on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

Palestinian children desperately try to collect water on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

Palestinian children desperately try to collect water on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

Palestinian children desperately try to collect water on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

Palestinian children desperately try to collect water on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

Palestinian children desperately try to collect water on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

Palestinian children desperately try to collect water on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Polio Detected In Sewage Water - Gaza

Palestinian children desperately try to collect water on July 20, 2024, west of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicks off in Afghanistan

STORY: Door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicks off in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of an anti-polio campaign in Jawzjan Province, north Afghanistan STORYLINE: A four-day door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicked off in Afghanistan on Monday, the country's Ministry of Public Health said in a statement. In line with the campaign, 10.72 million children under five will receive doses of anti-polio vaccines, said the statement, adding that a supplementary dose of vitamin A will also be provided to children aged six months to five years. The campaign, due to heavy rains and cold weather, was delayed in the provinces of Bamyan, Daykundi, and Ghor, the statement explained. There have been no reported cases of wild poliovirus in Afghanistan for five consecutive months, the World Health Organization reported in March. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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Japan to help eradicate polio in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Hiroshi Takahashi (L) administers a poliovirus vaccine to a child during a signing ceremony in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Feb. 9, 2014, at which the Japanese government agreed to offer nearly 1.2 billion yen in grant aid to eradicate the disease in the country.