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Afghanistan's economic collapse has left 40% in food poverty, Islamic Relief warns
People protesting in Parliament Square in London on anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, August 15, 2023
THE collapse of the Afghan economy has pushed 40 per cent into food poverty with millions of families dependent on aid, British charity Islamic Relief has warned.
The country is suffering one of the world’s biggest humanitarian crises but funding is drying up as international attention fades away two years after the Taliban retook control, it added.
More than 29 million people — almost three-quarters of the population — are said to now require humanitarian aid as rural health clinics and basic services come to a halt.
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