Afghanistan has been a country in chaos since the U.S. withdrawal last August. One year on, nearly half of its people are facing hunger, 6 million of them are at risk of famine. The freeze on assets and international sanctions have crippled the Afghan economy. Health centers are overburdened, children are malnourished and doctors are helpless. Jane Ferguson has the story.
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