Afghanistan, April 29 -- The Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan has announced that the first round of the polio vaccination campaign for over 10 million children across Afghanistan will begin today.

In a statement issued on Sunday, April 28th, the ministry stated that the first round of the polio vaccination campaign for the year current year will commence today, Monday, April 29th, across the country except for the provinces of Ghor, Daikundi, and Bamyan.

According to the ministry's statement, this vaccination campaign aims to vaccinate over 10.17 million children under the age of five against polio.

The statement quoted Qalandar Ebad, the Minister of Public Health, saying, "Our goal with this campaign is to eradicate polio with...