The Ministry of Public Health reported that approximately 200 positive cases of this disease have been recorded in Afghanistan during the current solar year.

Sharafat Zaman Amarkhil, spokesperson for the ministry, stated that there are eight treatment centers and 61 diagnostic centers for this disease across the country.

He said: "Among the 200 positive cases recorded with us this year, one reason is the lack of treatment centers in some areas. Now, these patients have been provided with care, and more services have been made available to the public."

Meanwhile, the head of the AIDS treatment department at the Afghan-Japan Communicable Disease Hospital reported that 1,555 patients have been registered with them, including 116 new cases since the beginning of this year.