Over 350 People, Mostly Children, Die from Measles in Afghanistan Amid Surge in Cases

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – At least 357 people have died from measles in Afghanistan so far this year, most of them children under the age of five, the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) said in a report released Friday.

The report recorded more than 74,800 suspected measles cases across the country since January, with the highest numbers reported in Helmand, Nuristan, Badakhshan, Jawzjan, and Uruzgan provinces.