Taliban Conquers Much of Afghanistan, Bans COVID-19 Vaccine

As the Taliban takes over Afghanistan, they’ve started banning the COVID-19 vaccine in certain regions of the country.

Shamshad News, an Afghani news platform, reports that the Taliban banned COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Paktia, a province in eastern Afghanistan, after it was captured by the group last week.

Walayat Khan Ahmadzai, the provincial public health director for the region, said that the Taliban has warned regional hospital employees to stop distributing the vaccine.

They’ve since closed the COVID-19 vaccine ward in the regional hospital.