Kabul, April 16, 2025 (AFP) - Malnourished children in Afghanistan at 'high risk of dying' without US aid

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2025-04-16
At a malnutrition treatment centre in Afghanistan's capital, the cries of children have given way to a heavy silence, as patients are turned away and medical staff laid off due to US aid cuts. Entirely funded by Washington, the project had to shut down when the United States -- until recently the largest aid donor in Afghanistan -- froze all foreign assistance. The many children who would have come to the centre won't be treated now, said Cobi R......
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