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Afghanistan risks polio outbreak as Taliban restricts women from delivering vaccines

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Summary
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78% Informative

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 .

VR Score

79

Informative language

77

Neutral language

65

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

55

Offensive language

possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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