Afghanistan has experienced considerable conflict and political turmoil in the past several decades. The unstable security and political situation in the country has taken a heavy toll on the country’s economy and remains a main concern of Afghans (1–3). In spite of the challenging conditions, health indicators in Afghanistan have been improving (4,5).

The association of conflict with emerging infections is well documented; factors such as rapid displacement of populations, ineffective disease surveillance, poor access to health and other social services and an overall weak health system make the population more susceptible to infectious diseases and hinder detection and control of emerging infectious (6).