Pakistan vaccinations restarted
Polio program halted when Taliban controlled Swat Valley
Posted: September 9, 2009 at 3:34 a.m.
A Pakistani volunteer administers polio vaccine drops Tuesday to a girl in Mingora, Pakistan.
Authorities in Pakistan's Swat Valley have resumed vaccinating children for polio, a practice the Taliban had banned as un-Islamic before they were beaten back by an army offensive, an official said Tuesday.
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