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A look at the devastating impact of USAID cuts in rural Afghanistan

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Eighteen months following foreign aid reductions by the Trump administration, rural Afghanistan has experienced a devastating impact. Refugees International has attributed over 160 deaths directly to these cuts during this 18-month timeframe.

The reductions in U.S. aid compound five years of grim conditions for the Afghan population following the U.S. military withdrawal, making Afghanistan one of the countries hardest hit by the global foreign assistance rollbacks.

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