{"id":345144,"date":"2026-05-20T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/extreme-hunger-forces-afghans-to-make-impossible-choices-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:00:20","slug":"extreme-hunger-forces-afghans-to-make-impossible-choices-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/extreme-hunger-forces-afghans-to-make-impossible-choices-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme hunger forces Afghans to make impossible choices | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/7zZGt8V5Cy0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Extreme hunger forces Afghans to make impossible choices | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7zZGt8V5Cy0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs, according to the United Nations. <\/p>\n<p>Unemployment is rife, healthcare struggling and the aid that once provided the basics for millions has dwindled to a fraction of what it once was.<\/p>\n<p>We met communities living in extreme poverty, where parents face impossible choices, and deaths frequently go unrecorded. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews <\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Afghanistan #Taliban #Poverty #BBCNews<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Life in Afghanistan<br \/>\n00:25 Desperate search for work<br \/>\n02:04 Hunger crisis<br \/>\n02:29 Selling children to survive<br \/>\n05:12 Aid cuts<br \/>\n05:50 Counting unmarked graves<br \/>\n06:31 Hospitals overwhelmed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs, according to the United Nations. 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