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Afghanistan is hurtling towards disaster. It’s no time to abandon its people

he global attention has dissipated, but the crisis is intensifying. The bleak year that Afghans have endured is turning to a still bleaker winter. The UN’s World Food Programme predicts that almost 23 million people – more than half the population – will face emergency levels of acute food insecurity

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