Polio

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Polio eradication

Reaching every child in Afghanistan with polio vaccines

23/01/2018

A girl is vaccinated against polio at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing in Spin Boldak, Kandahar on January 30, 2018

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Crossing the finish Line

for polio eradication in Afghanistan

31/01/2019

A girl receiving her last vaccine in a hospital in Kabul.

Press release

Japan Donates US$9.1 million to support children and mother’s health in Afghanistan

Joint Press Release

02/12/2018

Photo Essay

Women on a mission: Eradicating polio in Afghanistan

In an area of Afghanistan where women are often forbidden to work, Afia leads a team of polio vaccinators going door-to-door to reach every last child.

24/10/2018

A family crossing the border into Afghanistan from Pakistan in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan on January 30, 2018

Press release

European Union provides unprecedented support to Afghan children on the move

Joint press release

23/09/2018

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Research and reports

21/06/2018

A mother and her child, formerly malnourished who benefited from her sessions and her child now fully regained weight

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The situation of children in Afghanistan

Facts and figures

18/06/2018

A girl playing violin during celebration if International Day of the Girl in Kabul

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Press Centre

Access the latest news and information from UNICEF in Afghanistan.

03/06/2018

A girl in Daikundi province who has just received OPV

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Polio eradication: Updates

Polio round-up Afghanistan

17/05/2018

A displaced boy looks on while holding his mother in an IDP camp in Herat province of Afghanistan

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Our mandate

Learn about UNICEF's mandate to uphold the rights of every child.

17/05/2018

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