{
  "id": 141112,
  "title": "Afghans 'exhausted' as hunger and malnutrition surge, UN official warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/afghans-exhausted-as-hunger-and-malnutrition-surge-un-official-warns",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T18:23:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/08/04/afghans-exhausted-as-hunger-and-malnutrition-surge-un-official-warns/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Afghans are growing increasingly “exhausted” by poverty, hunger and climate shocks, as new data shows child food insecurity and malnutrition rising sharply across the country. \"Over the past months, I've travelled across Afghanistan: from Bamiyan and Herat to Paktika, Khost and, most recently, Nuristan following the devastating flash floods. While each of these places is distinctly different from…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}