Sources have informed Afghanistan International of two confirmed cases of Mpox in Afghanistan.

According to these sources, the individuals infected with Mpox are two children, one from Paktia and the other from the Farza district of Kabul, and they are currently being treated at the Child Health Hospital.

Taliban officials have not yet commented on the reported cases of Mpox in Afghanistan.

This marks the first time that two cases of Mpox has been reported in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan International has also received images of the two children, showing them in hospital beds with small pox-like lesions visible on various parts of their bodies.

Mpox is a deadly disease that has been spreading in the Republic of Congo since last year. The government of Congo reported that 27,000 people have been infected, and 1,100 have lost their lives due to the disease.

Doctors describe Mpox as a viral disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans and also from human to human through sexual contact or close physical proximity. High fever, muscle aches, and large pox-like skin lesions are known symptoms of this disease.

Officials from the World Health Organisation have stated that Mpox is not similar to COVID-19.