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This photograph taken on February 25, 2024 shows Hasina (R), a member of the Community Health Workers (CHW), attending Afghan women and children at a health post in Gandanchusma village of Badakhshan province. Malnutrition has been exacerbated by the upheaval sparked by the Taliban's sweep to power in 2021. Ten percent of children under five in Afghanistan are malnourished and 45 percent have stunted growth -- one of the world's highest rates, according to the United Nations. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/WAKIL KOHSAR)