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August 31, 2022

6 Million Afghans at Risk of Famine
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Six million people in Afghanistan are at risk of famine. That's
according to the United Nations, which is trying to raise $770 million
to help Afghans before winter. This comes as calls grow for the Biden
administration to unfreeze $7 billion of Afghan money held in the United
States. U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths addressed the U.N.
General Assembly on Tuesday.

Martin Griffiths: "Close to 19 million people are facing acute levels of
food insecurity, including 6 million people at risk of famine. More than
half of the population - some 24 million people - need humanitarian
assistance. And an estimated 3 million children are acutely
malnourished. They include over 1 million children estimated to be
suffering from the most severe, life-threatening form of malnutrition.
Without specialized treatment, these children could die."



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