AFGHANISTAN: Nearly nine million face food shortages

KABUL, 9 August 2011 (IRIN) - Ongoing drought in northern, northeastern and western Afghanistan is likely to push 1.5-2 million more people into food insecurity this autumn, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). - AFGHANISTAN: Nearly nine million face food shortages --- Hamid Karzai launches campaign to stop Afghan suicide bombers using turbans