{
  "id": 127551,
  "title": "Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid cuts force clinics to turn families away, WFP says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/afghan-child-malnutrition-surges-as-aid-cuts-force-clinics-to-turn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T12:10:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-04-afghan-child-malnutrition-surges-as-aid-cuts-force-clinics-to-turn-families-away-wfp-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Child malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached critical levels and aid shortages are forcing health workers to turn away millions of children and mothers — six in seven of those in need — the U.N. World Food Programme said on Tuesday.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid cuts force clinics to turn families away, WFP says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/afghan-child-malnutrition-surges-as-aid-cuts-force-clinics-to-turn-127702",
        "published": "2026-08-04T10:46:47.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}