2020-02-26
The numbers of infected that the regime are publicising do not add up, and the lack of transparency is putting the world at greater risk.
2020-02-24
Russian state media started pushing conspiracy theories about the cause of the virus, then operators of thousands of social media accounts began to spread the message the following day.
2020-02-10
Religious scholars from across the Muslim world have released multiple fatwas that call polio vaccinations a religious duty of all Muslims. The Taliban appear to disagree.
2020-01-28
A four-year-old child contracted the virus after militants refused to allow health officials to mobilise in areas they control in the province.
2020-01-07
Ibn Sina, Afghanistan's largest addiction treatment facility, is treating about 900 men, many of whom say they became hooked while living in Iran.
2019-11-01
Officials call efforts by the militant group to block the programme a crime against humanity.
2019-09-19
The Taliban's long and violent campaign against the government has resulted in the maiming of thousands of civilians.
2019-07-15
Performing helps young people mentally escape the horror of the violence waged by the Taliban, say psychologists.
2019-06-27
Many working women in the area are turning to drugs to handle pain and fatigue, while giving them to their children to keep them calm.
2019-06-20
Polio immunisation is compulsory in Afghanistan, but distrust of vaccines is rife, especially in areas controlled by the Taliban.