Rare Deal Struck With Taliban Over Children's Health
September 21, 2007
UNICEF wants to vaccinate more than one million Afghan children against polio, a delibiltating viral infection (file) (epa)
The deal -- a rare sign of cooperation between the warring sides -- was made as part of a UNICEF program to vaccinate Afghan children against polio.
Helmand Province has been the scene of some of the most intense fighting in Afghanistan in recent years.
(Reuters)