The UN estimates that at least 1.4 million people will become acutely food insecure.
Photo Gallery: Severe Drought Grips Afghanistan
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An old man from Badghis displaced due by drought
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A displaced family in Dasht-e Shaidayee on the outskirts of the western Afghan city of Herat
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Internally displaced persons mainly from Badghis, Faryab, and Ghor provinces live in tents in Dasht-e Shaidayee
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Janan Kochi is a livestock herder in Charchino district of southern Uruzgan
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Shukrulla, a farmer displaced by drought in northern Jawzjan Province
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Shukrullah’s son and wife in their rented house in Jawzjan’s capital, Sheberghan
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Shukrullah has lost most of his possessions to the drought
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A clay oven in Shukrullah’s house
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Abdul Qayoom, 43, a resident of Ghormach district in Badghis Province now living in Dasht-e Shaidayee on the outskirts of the western city of Herat
