Afghanistan, April 21 -- Aid deliveries resume in Nuristan as 136,000 people face severe shortages after weeks of border clashes cut off food, healthcare and supplies.
The International Committee of the Red Cross says around 136,000 people, including 17,000 families, have faced severe shortages of food, healthcare and basic needs in Nuristan after weeks of clashes between Taliban forces and Pakistan.
The worst-affected areas are Kamdesh and Barg-e-Matal districts, where road closures left communities cut off for more than six weeks.
Aid operations have now resumed, with the ICRC working alongside the Afghanistan Red Crescent and the World Food Programme to deliver food, medical supplies and other emergency assistance.
Initial efforts fo...