Harsh Season Overwhelms Afghans

Hopes for Progress Battered by War, Weather, Economy and Regional Tension --- "Winters here are always severe, and we were well-prepared for this one. But the massive price increases made the conditions much worse," said Rick Corsino, Afghan country director for the World Food Program. "We calculated there were two and a half million people who before were borderline food-insecure. The price increases pushed them into being high-risk."