{"id":380036,"date":"2026-09-18T19:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-afghanistan-the-reality-of-a-country-cut-off-by-the-world\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T19:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:00:52","slug":"inside-afghanistan-the-reality-of-a-country-cut-off-by-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-afghanistan-the-reality-of-a-country-cut-off-by-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Afghanistan: The reality of a country cut off by the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ilzhsq3IIw0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Afghanistan: The reality of a country cut off by the world\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ilzhsq3IIw0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>WARNING: This report contains images some might find distressing.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News has seen first hand how the economic crisis in Afghanistan is impacting vulnerable children.<\/p>\n<p>It follows concerns the young are dying from malnutrition &#8212; with vital foreign aid not getting through.<\/p>\n<p>We spoke to mothers in the capital, Kabul, who are so poor they have to choose which child they can afford to feed.<\/p>\n<p>Some children need hospital care, but their parents don&#8217;t have the money. 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