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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elena Becatoros and Abdul Qahar Afghan

Malnutrition stalks the most vulnerable in Afghanistan as aid cuts leave millions helpless

Afghanistan US Invasion 25 Years - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Lying in her hospital cot, the 3-year-old girl roamed the room with her gray-green eyes, but her body was listless.

Her mother sat by her bedside, quietly weeping. Just a few months ago, she lost her 5-year-old daughter, Khadija, to the same condition: malnutrition.

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