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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
World
Chris Hughes

Taliban leaving 24million Afghans hungry with fears more will die than 20 years of war

War-ravaged Afghanistan could suffer more deaths than it did during the entire 20-year conflict that ended in a western withdrawal a year ago, a report has warned.

One year on from the Kabul evacuation a desperate humanitarian disaster has seen needs soar by a third and 24million civilians going hungry daily.

Aid workers say most Afghans now rely on aid but punishing sanctions aimed at crippling the Taliban are killing civilians bearing the brunt of the western withdrawal.

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