Afghanistan battles starvation ahead of the polls

[JoFerret]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=oneworld/4591944491095770465

Your freedom dollars at work

NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (OneWorld) - Ahead of its first democratic elections in early October, Afghanistan is facing an acute food and malnutrition crisis and continues to suffer from the highest number of maternal and child deaths in Asia.

According to a study by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), some 1.4 million Afghans are affected by continued drought and crop failure, adding that more than US $50 million is needed to tackle the severe situation facing the country.

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Elaborates Dr Hedayatullah Stanek Zai, the ministry's director general of policy and planning, "Food is available but its prices are so high, it becomes difficult for people to purchase it."

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One of the reasons for the crippling food shortage is a radical change in the pattern of cultivation, from wheat - the country's staple commodity - to poppy.

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[AIJ Alom]

1. Seems like Freeper Social Darwinism

has caught on in Afghanistan.
Honestly though, aren't Iraq and Afghanistan ideal lands for Freepers. No gun control. Social darwinism rules. Vigilante justice.