Monday, November 21, 2011

Hunger in Afghanistan


Above: In a Bamyan hospital, 13 year-old Mohammed, with his dad, picks up his World Food Program ration of wheat, pulse and oil.
Photo: World Food Program

From Reuters. . .Up to three million people in Afghanistan are facing hunger, malnutrition and disease after a severe drought wiped out their crops and extreme winter weather risks cutting off their access to vital food aid, a group of aid agencies warned on Friday. ...read more