Polio worker killed, another injured in eastern Afghanistan shooting

By Reuters
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May 27, 2025
A health worker (right) administers polio drops to a child. — AFP/File

KABUL: One polio worker was killed and another injured in the eastern Afghan city of Gardez on Monday after an armed individual opened fire during the second round of a national polio vaccination campaign, a police spokesperson in the province of Paktika told Reuters. A suspect has been arrested, according to local police spokesperson Muneeb Zadran.