Afghanistan, Dec. 1 -- The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan announced that 200 new cases of HIV/AIDS have been identified in the country this year, and currently, 1,400 individuals infected with the virus are receiving treatment.

Sharafat Zaman, the spokesperson for the ministry, made this statement on Sunday, December 1st in commemoration of World AIDS Day.

He mentioned that treatment centers for individuals with HIV/AIDS are active throughout Afghanistan.

According to him, since 1989, a total of 3,700 cases of HIV/AIDS have been recorded in Afghanistan, and at present, 1,400 individuals with the virus are under medical care in the country.

Meanwhile, the BBC World Service has categorized Afghanistan among the countries that ...