Kabul [ Afghanistan ], October 19 (ANI): Afghanistan confirmed a new polio case in Uruzgan province, raising the country's total for 2025 to nine, Tolo News reported. Officials warned that continued insecurity hampers nationwide vaccination efforts.

Health authorities in southern Uruzgan province said that the latest case was detected in an eight-month-old girl after medical teams from the provincial health department visited the area and verified laboratory results, Tolo News added.

Saeedullah Mohajer, a member of Uruzgan 's vaccination programme, told reporters that a response team had been deployed to contain the outbreak and launch an emergency vaccination drive in nearby districts.

Health data show that one case has been reported in Uruzgan , three in Helmand, one each

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