Charity Says Famine Possible In Afghanistan
September 10, 2006
A farmer in Jalalabad Province (file photo) (epa)
The agency found that most of the water sources in Herat, Badghis, and Ghor provinces had dried up, while the wheat harvest was down by 90 to 100 percent in parts of Faryab Province.
Christian Aid urged international donors to pledge funds for Afghanistan's emergency drought appeal -- set up by the Afghan government and the United Nations -- which needs $76 million.
Christian Aid is an agency of the churches in Britain and Ireland.
(AFP)