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In Afghanistan's Remote Wakhan District, Child Malnutrition Is A Silent Enemy


In Afghanistan's Remote Wakhan District, Child Malnutrition Is A Silent Enemy
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In war-torn Afghanistan, poverty is widespread, and malnutrition affects more than 40 percent of children under 5. The problem is particularly severe in the remote Wakhan district of the country's northeast, where some families say they subsist mainly on bread and tea.

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