To date, six new cases of polio have been reported in Afghanistan this year.

October 15 is marked as White Cane Safety Day, shedding light on the challenges faced by individuals with visual impairments.

Residents said medicines prescribed under such circumstances are exclusively available at select pharmacies.

The factory has created at least 1,000 job opportunities, as highlighted by Tawab Ghafoori, the head of the firm.

The new case was reported in Khogyani district of Nangarhar, affecting a 12-year-old child.

So far this year, there have been five confirmed cases of polio, predominantly in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

Questions are being asked by students and activists as to why the Taliban has banned women from getting an education

World Patient Safety Day this year comes amid a health sector crisis in Afghanistan, as aid organizations continue to cut.

The Hospital Resilience Program has paid the salaries of 10,900 doctors, nurses and staff at 33 hospitals in the past.

The campaign covers Balkh, Jawzjan, Samangan, Sar-e-Pul and Faryab provinces.