Afghanistan at risk of polio outbreak
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•Afghanistan risks polio outbreak as Taliban restricts women from delivering vaccines
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Taliban have suspended polio vaccinations over security fears and restrictions on women.
The Taliban government wants to shift vaccination efforts to local mosques .
Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only two remaining countries in the world where the polio virus is endemic.
Of the 18 cases reported this year , 11 are in Kandahar , according to the WHO .
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