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  2022-06-28

  Earthquake relief focus shifts to long term as aid groups pledge more

  While aid and shelter have reached almost all areas affected, the longer-term prospects look bleak and assistance is limited in a country already in the grip of a humanitarian crisis.

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  2022-05-31

  Polio vaccination on rise in Afghanistan as women re-join immunisation campaign

  Immunisation against the poliovirus declined last year amid severe restrictions and safety concerns. But as Afghan women join new rounds of vaccinations, more children are receiving the vaccine.

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  2022-02-14

  Measles cases, deaths surge amid humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

  Vaccination rates are low, while malnutrition, a harsh winter and displacement are exacerbating the outbreak, the World Health Organisation warned.

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  2022-01-31

  Unemployment, poverty, and school closures creating mental health crisis

  Nowadays, living in Afghanistan is 'like living in hell', said one woman. In Herat, some 30,000 individuals have been admitted to a mental health ward over the past five months.

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  2021-12-17

  New polio cases emerge in Kunduz despite latest round of vaccinations

  Doctors registered a few cases of polio between October and November in children who were never vaccinated against the virus. Local residents are worried more cases will emerge.

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  2021-10-29

  Mental anguish surges among girls as the Taliban ban on schooling sinks in

  Barred by the Taliban from going to school past 6th grade, girls are increasingly experiencing mental problems while they stay home as their hopes and dreams fade under the new regime.

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  2021-10-19

  Patients face grim realities as Afghan healthcare system deteriorates

  Only a fraction of the necessary medicines and medical supplies are available at hospitals, while doctors and staff haven't been paid for months. Many health facilities have closed since August.

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  2021-10-05

  Badakhshan residents face water crisis following Taliban takeover

  More than 2,000 households in Badakhshan have been forced to buy or fetch water from the Kokcha River, which is not potable and is causing widespread sickness and disease.

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  2021-07-02

  China's COVID-19 'global public good' turning a bad situation worse?

  Infection rates are spiking in countries that relied on Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines, while leaders in Beijing continue to tout their country's 'greatness' in defeating the virus.

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  2021-07-01

  Afghans displaced by Taliban violence face elevated COVID-19 threat

  Hundreds of thousands of Afghans displaced by fighting are often forced into cramped and unsanitary living conditions, putting them at higher risk of infection, authorities say.