The Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), referring to the killing of at least five polio vaccinators in the eastern province of Nangarhar, on Wednesday said that the attack on health workers, including the polio vaccinators, will cause the paralysis of more children in Afghanistan.

The health ministry said that security threats in the past years have deprived nearly 3.5 million children of polio vaccination.

“Can I take back my brother in exchange for 300 Afs? What should I do now, what should I do with this govt,” said the brother of one of the victims.

“There have been no proper security measures for the vaccinators, the vaccinators implement polio to both parties (govt and Taliban areas),” said Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for Nangarhar governor.

The recent attack on polio vaccinators in Nangarh marks the second deadly attacks on them in the past two months.

“49 children were infected with the poliovirus in the past six months, when we compare this with the statistics that we recorded from last year, they look like similar figures,” said Dastagir Nazari, a spokesman to MoPH.

“The government has a responsibility to provide secuity for those who serve the people, including the doctors and those performing the vaccination,” said Robina Jalali, an MP.