Jan 11, 2022
As winter bears down, an urgent appeal for more help for Afghanistan
Millions in Afghanistan have no money for food or even fuel to keep warm as the country faces a bitterly-cold winter.
BBC News
From the BBC World Service: The United Nations is asking for $5 billion to help alleviate a worsening humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, with around half the population struggling to find enough to eat. Also, data show Heathrow Airport saw fewer travelers in 2021 than even during the height of the pandemic in 2020.
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