A baker inspects fresh naan at a NATO training facility in Afghanistan prior to the U.S. withdrawal. Since then, stale naan bread has become the only affordable food item at markets as the country reels from an economic collapse. One in three Afghans are hungry, and 2 million children are malnourished, according to UNICEF. As the country faces drought, pandemic and conflict, food insecurity will worsen.
(Photo by MCpl Chris Ward, Canadian Forces) Photo used under CC BY
A Pakistani man tends to his tea house. The South Asian nation of 220 million is the world’s largest importer of tea, buying more than $640 million worth in 2020, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity. The federal minister for Planning and Development said Pakistanis could reduce their tea consumption by “one or two cups” per day as imports are putting additional financial strain on the government.
(Photo by Anne Rigby, AusAID)
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