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11-11-2008  Photo Collection  
Afghanistan: seeing families through the harsh winter
The worst drought in a decade, soaring food prices and relentless insecurity could force thousands of Afghans from their homes this winter in search of food and work. The ICRC and Afghan Red Crescent Society are working hard to meet the needs of 280,000 people in the northern and north-western provinces.

© British Red Cross/Ash Sweeting/af-e-01398

A man prepares his precious cargo of rice, beans, butter oil, sugar, tea and salt for the long journey home following the ICRC distribution in Namaz Asay village in October 2008.

Infrastructure problems, including a lack of decent roads, have also contributed to the shortages of food and essential supplies. These factors have worsened the already chronic food insecurity faced by many Afghans due to the severe drought that has gripped the country since 2001.





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