Record levels of hunger persist in Afghanistan: UN-backed report

UNITED NATIONS: Record levels of hunger persist in Afghanistan as lingering drought and the deep economic crisis continue to threaten lives and livelihood, according to a new UN-backed report.  Some 19.7 million people, almost half of Afghanistan’s population, are facing acute hunger, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis conducted in […]

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