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Simien Arian holds her malnourished nine-month-old grandchild Maaz in the Indira Gandhi hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.

Video. Afghanistan: Spectre of famine follows drought and economic meltdown

Updated: 08/11/2021 - 23:11 GMT+1

Almost 24 million people in Afghanistan, or 60% of the population, suffer from acute hunger and 8.7 million face famine, says the World Food Programme.

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