The suspension of house-to-house polio vaccination campaigns by the Taliban has left many children unvaccinated, raising fears of a resurgence of the crippling disease, residents say.

While a three-day polio vaccination campaign concluded last week in Kabul and 10 other provinces, some Kabul residents reported that their children did not receive the vaccine. Many expressed frustration over the lack of information about the campaign and criticized the Taliban’s decision to halt door-to-door vaccinations in September.

“Going to health centers is difficult for us. It requires transportation costs, and there is no clinic nearby,” said Shafiqa, a resident of Kabul. “In the past, the teams would come to our homes. Now they tell us to go to the clinic, but it’s not easy for us to vaccinate our children.”