Changing climate parches Afghanistan, millions starve
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Climate change turns land barren
Fed by rain and snowmelt from mountains, this valley in northwestern Afghanistan was once fertile. But the climate has changed in the last few decades, and the land has turned barren.
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Many people flee Badghis
Now, repeated droughts parch the land and shrivel pastures. Many people from Badghis province have fled, heading to neighboring Iran or living in abject poverty in camps for the displaced within Afghanistan.
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First the war, then the drought
A severe drought, now in its second year, has dramatically worsened the already desperate situation in the country. Battered by four decades of war, Afghans have also had to contend with the coronavirus pandemic and an economy in freefall.
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A catastrophe in the making
Millions can't feed themselves, and aid groups warn of rising malnutrition and a humanitarian catastrophe. Aid workers say severe drought has affected more than 60% of the country's provinces.
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'Allow natural disaster-related funds'
After the Taliban seized power in mid-August amid a chaotic withdrawal of US forces, international aid to Afghanistan was frozen. Aid workers say the international community should not restrict climate and natural disaster-related funds due to sanctions.