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Gordon Brown: west is sleepwalking into Afghanistan disaster

30 Dec 2021 By theguardian

Brown stressed the effects may be felt within Europe, given thousands of Afghans would be faced with the choice of starving or emigrating.

According to the Disasters Emergency Committee, 8 million people are on the brink of famine in Afghanistan, while 95% of the entire population does not have enough to eat.

He said the government falsely claimed each request was logged, prioritisations were made with little consistency or checks and there was a lack of staff, experience and equipment.