They are lucky if they get one a day.
This is liberation and winning?
"2 million Afghans face food shortages" November 19, 2011|Associated Press
KABUL - More than 2 million people are facing food shortages in northern Afghanistan after a drought, and the situation could get worse if winter snows cut off access to remote regions, a group of aid agencies warned yesterday....
“Time was already running short,’’ Manohar Shenoy, country director for Oxfam in Afghanistan, said in a statement. “With snow falling in the highlands, the situation for many people has now become critical, and soon most of the region will be affected by snow.’’
The statement said a severe drought had affected areas scattered across 14 northern provinces, while a UN appeal for the crisis remained only 7 percent funded.
I notice there is always enough money for wars and banks. Europe just poured nearly $700 BILLION into theirs.
The United Nations appealed for $142 million in early October.
It seems like such a pittance compared to those other concerns funded to the tune of trillions.
At the time, the international body said that drought conditions had emerged in the north, northeast, and west of Afghanistan because of little snowfall last winter.
“Donors, the Afghan government, and aid agencies need to focus on ensuring assistance will reach the people who need it most, as quickly as possible,’’ Shenoy said.
Also yesterday, in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province, a roadside bomb exploded near a playground, killing four children and wounding six.
How many are dying of hunger?
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