The Christian Post reports that the onslaught of winter combined with failed donor pledges may lead to a "major humanitarian crisis" in Afghanistan, according to international relief agency Oxfam. Less than a fifth of the $404 million needed to feed 5 million at-risk Afghans have been turned in. "Large parts of Afghanistan are facing crisis as a result of the cumulative effect of factors including the harsh winter, high food prices, drought, and increasing and spreading insecurity," the charity said in a statement Saturday. Oxfam said some areas face the worst food crisis in more than 20 years. "This is a race against time, the international community needs to respond quickly before winter when conditions deteriorate," said Oxfam's head of policy in Kabul, Matt Waldman, according to Agence France-Presse.
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