19 may 2013

Taliban pledge support for Afghan polio campaign.

Afghan government announced polio vaccination program last month.

The Taliban in Afghanistan say they will now support programs aimed at eradicating polio in the country.

In a statement released earlier this week in Afghanistan, the Taliban said they asked members “not to create any kind of trouble” for health workers, but would not tolerate foreigners participating in the eradiction program.

"According to the latest international medicine science, the polio disease can only be cured by preventive measures ie the anti-polio drops and the vaccination of children against this disease," the group said.

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