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40 percent of the population survives on less than $1 a day |
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More than 1.5 million widows live in Afghanistan |
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More than 2 million children orphaned |
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600 children under five die every day |
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Infant, under-five, and maternal mortality rates in Afghanistan are among the worlds highest. Twenty five per cent of children die before reaching their fifth birthday. Fifty women die each day from pregnancy-related complications. |
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70 of the Afghan population is malnourished |
