Emergency Alerts Loom as Drought Grips War-Torn Afghanistan

Afghanistan faces the threat of serious drought this year after recording the lowest snowfall and rain in years over the winter, officials said on Monday, with at least 20 of 34 provinces already suffering badly. The 20 provinces in the war-torn country saw a 60 percent shortfall in rain and snowfall during the winter season. "This year drought has reached a level that we will have to announce an emergency in several parts of the country," said Hashmat Khan Bahaduri, spokesman for the Afghanistan...