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UN: Over 2 million Afghans at risk this winter

By Patrick Quinn
Published December 12, 2012 4:06pm ET
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UN: Over 2 million Afghans at risk this winter
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — More than 2 million Afghans are at risk from cold, disease and malnutrition this winter as an international appeal for funds to help one of the world’s poorest countries has fallen drastically short of its goal, the United Nations and several humanitarian agencies warned on Wednesday. Only 48 percent of $448 […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — More than 2 million Afghans are at risk from cold, disease and malnutrition this winter as an international appeal for funds to help one of the world’s poorest countries has fallen drastically short of its goal, the United Nations and several humanitarian agencies warned on Wednesday.

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