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Taliban backs WHO, UNICEF's polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan

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WHO and the United Nations children`s agency kicked off a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan on Monday, the first nationwide campaign to fight the disease in three years. The campaign, which is aimed at reaching over 3 million children, had received Taliban backing, which would allow teams to reach children in previously inaccessible parts of the country, the WHO said.