Oxfam Calls for International Aid for Afghanistan

To avert what it warns could be a “humanitarian crisis” in central Afghanistan, the British charity Oxfam is calling for international assistance for the country before winter sets in, reports The New York Times.

In a letter sent several weeks ago to officials in countries that provide aid to Afghanistan, the charity warned that the $404-million appeal by the Afghan government and the United Nations had not reached its goal.

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