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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Change to aid rules needed to prevent famine in Afghanistan, say UK experts

Taliban representatives arrive at Oslo’s Gardermoen airport for talks with western officials on human rights and emergency aid
Taliban representatives arrive at Oslo’s Gardermoen airport for talks with western officials on human rights and emergency aid. Photograph: Terje Bendiksby/NTB/AFP/Getty Images

Afghanistan can only be saved from state collapse and widespread starvation if the definition of legitimate humanitarian aid to the country is broadened, some of Britain’s most senior former security and diplomatic chiefs have said.

The group, including two former national security advisers, a former chief of defence staff and a former ambassador to Afghanistan, write in a letter published in the Guardian that the aid that can be sent to the Taliban-controlled country without fear of sanctions is too restricted.

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