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Latest "Humanitarian crisis" stories
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US announces $308 million in aid for Afghans as crisis grows after withdrawal
Afghanistan's long-troubled economy has been in a tailspin since the U.S. withdrawal.
The last runway out of Kabul: US transport jets face complex evacuation mission
“Time needs to be on their side. … Minutes are precious.”
Bush’s Somalia mission to save ‘innocents’ echoes today
In the final days of his presidency, George H.W. Bush committed the U.S. military to a mission many would later regret, ordering more than 20,000 troops into Somalia to "save thousands of innocents from death."
Op-ed: Trump sees opportunity in Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis as midterms approach
Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis – which began in late 2014, when a drop in oil prices deprived the government of its primary income source – has worsened to previously unimaginable levels. People are now dying from shortages of food and medicine.
By Marco Aponte-Moreno , St Mary's College of California