The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported six new cases of polio in Afghanistan, three in Kandahar, two in Bati Kot and Gorata districts of Nangarhar and one in Musahi district of Kabul.
With these cases, the total number of polio cases in Afghanistan has reached 42 since the beginning of 2026.
This is despite the fact that the Ministry of Public Health had previously not confirmed the reported cases and called them suspicious.
