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A humanitarian catastrophe looms over Afghanistan

CBC News | Posted: October 21, 2021 8:57 AM | Last Updated: October 21, 2021

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Caption: At a food distribution site run by the World Food Program in Kabul, hundreds of people came to get a month's worth of cooking oil, flour and beans on Oct. 5, 2021. Much of the international aid Afghanistan was receiving has been suspended since U.S. forces withdrew and the Taliban took over. (Jared Thomas/CBC)

It's been nearly two months since U.S. forces pulled out of Afghanistan, marking the end of a two-decades long war. The Taliban is once again in control. Now, much of the international aid that once flowed into the country has been suspended, and Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian crisis.
CBC's Susan Ormiston just returned from Afghanistan, where she reported from Kandahar and Kabul. Today, she speaks with guest host Elamin Abdelmahmoud about what she learned on the ground.
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