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Attacks On Convoys Add To Afghan Food Crisis

In Afghanistan, increasing insurgent attacks on food convoys are adding to concerns that a food crisis is looming. According to international analysts, about one-third of the country is suffering from what has been termed "chronic and transitory food insecurity."

Tony Banbury, the World Food Program's regional director for Asia, tells Steve Inskeep more about the situation in Afghanistan.

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