Seattle Times

Afghan polio survivor’s sock factory provides hope by employing disabled workers

HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — In a tiny room in the center of Herat, Afghanistan’s westernmost city, Shahabuddin uses his hands to propel himself along the floor to a freshly-made pile of socks waiting to ...
Dawn

Fears of Pak-Afghan hostilities causing spike in polio cases as majority of environmental samples test negative

ISLAMABAD: Data from Pakistan’s Polio Eradication Programme shows that a majority of the environmental samples for poliovirus ...
Khaama Press

WHO warns polio virus transmission continues in Afghanistan, south hardest hit

The World Health Organization warned in its latest report from the 44th meeting of the Polio Emergency Committee that transmission of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) continues in Afghanistan ...
Dawn

Data encouraging, but Afghanistan tensions could spark polio resurgence

However, experts fear that current Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions could create an opportunity for the virus to rebound during ...
Xinhuanet

5 new polio cases reported in S. Afghanistan in 2025: WHO

KABUL, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Five new cases of polio were confirmed in southern Afghanistan over the past year, local broadcaster Tolo News reported on Saturday, citing the World Health Organization ...
Yahoo

Afghan polio survivor's sock factory provides hope by employing disabled workers

Local businessman Mohammad Amiri, 35, right, sorts out spools of thread for making socks as he works with his staff, all people with disabilities, in his sock production workshop in the western Afghan ...