Afghanistan: Afghan Villagers Face Hunger as Fighting Cuts Northern Roads

Dec 10, 2018 | Matin Sahak, Reuters
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Villagers in the northern Afghan province of Faryab have appealed to the government for help after being cut off from food supplies for weeks by a Taliban blockade, local people and officials said. Faryab, in the far northwest of Afghanistan, has seen a surge in fighting this year as the Taliban have battled both government forces and Islamic State militants for control of the zone’s valuable transit routes into neighboring Turkmenistan.