Claim: The Taliban survived the last 18 months with no vaccines, social distancing, PCR testing, masks or business closures to then recapture an entire country with no mass deaths amongst their population during the pandemic.
Fact-check: What we know about the Taliban and Covid-19 - Full Fact
Verdict: it's not clear if any taliban members have been vaccinated, though it's reported they were allowing vaccinations to take place before the august takeover in areas they controlled. pictures exist of taliban fighters wearing masks. there have been confirmed cases of covid-19 in afghanistan.
Organisation: Full Fact
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Date published: 2021-09-09T00:00:00