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ICRC: 24m Afghans need aid ahead of winter

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says about 24 million Afghans are in dire need of humanitarian aid and are considered food-insecure ahead of a harsh winter.

“Today many families are already struggling to put food on the table and as winter sets in it's even more difficult to buy heating, coal or wood,” ICRC Director of Operations Martin Schüepp told The National.

Economic sanctions and restrictions from the international community have hit Afghanistan hard since the takeover of the caretaker government in August last year, making the country’s humanitarian crisis even . . .

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