Kabul , Afghanistan ( CNN ) -- A 3-year-old girl in Afghanistan has been diagnosed with the first case of polio in the country 's capital in 13 years , the Afghan Health Ministry said . Ministry spokesman Kaneshka Turkistani this is Kabul 's first polio case since 2001 . He said the Health Ministry has started an anti-polio vaccine campaign in Kabul . So far this year , two polio cases have been registered nationwide with the Afghan Health Ministry . Last year , 14 polio cases were registered . Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that can cause permanent paralysis in just hours . It has been eradicated around the world except for just a handful of countries . In addition to Afghanistan , polio is still endemic in Pakistan and Nigeria . CNN 's Saima Mohsin contributed to this report .
Polio has been eradicated in most of the world . It is still endemic in Afghanistan , Pakistan and Nigeria . The disease can cause permanent paralysis .