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Acute hunger in Afghanistan reaches highest levels ever recorded

HarZaviya summary · from 2 outlets

Most outlets led with the global monitor's report that 15.9 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute food insecurity. The Nation added a brief mention of surging rights abuses alongside the hunger crisis, while Dawn focused primarily on the hunger and malnutrition statistics without referencing human rights issues.

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  1. UN warns of acute hunger in Afghanistan amid surging rights abuses

    UNITED NATIONS - Acute malnutrition and hunger in Afghanistan have reached the highest levels ever recorded, with 15.

  2. Dawn 87% identical

    Acute hunger in Afghanistan reaches highest levels ever recorded: monitor

    Acute malnutrition and hunger in Afghanistan have reached the highest levels ever recorded, with 15.9 million people facing acute food insecurity and conditions set to worsen in the coming months, according to a global hunger monitor report released on Thursday. UN agency heads have called for emergency support to stem the crisis, as a separate report details serious human rights violations fro...

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