In the first week following the Taliban conquest of Kabul, Covid-19 vaccinations in Afghanistan have dropped by 80 percent, the UN agency Unicef said, warning that half of the few doses delivered to the country so far are close to expiry.

The Taliban seized control of the Afghan capital on Aug 15, having already captured most of the country earlier in the month after the United States decided to withdraw military forces after 20 years of war.

Since the Taliban takeover...