, The Press Association, 19 August 2010

EXCERPT: "Afghanistan is at greater risk of suffering disruption to its food supplies than any other country, new research has found. Poverty, poor infrastructure and the ongoing war between Nato forces and insurgents mean the central Asian nation is ranked top in the '' compiled by global analysts Maplecroft. Afghanistan was judged to be at highest risk despite the billions of pounds of aid pumped into development projects since the 2001 US-led invasion that overthrew the Taliban. Maplecroft said the food security situation there remained precarious because of the continuing violence, failing road and telecommunications networks and the country's vulnerability to droughts and flooding. The index is based on 12 factors, including nutrition and health levels, cereal production and imports, GDP per head, natural disasters, conflict and the effectiveness of governments."

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Conflict in least-developed countries: challenging the Millennium Development Goals, World Health Organization / Relief Web, 16 August 2010
Afghanistan: Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness - Issue 02/10, NATO Civil-Military Fusion Centre (NATO CFC) / Relief Web, 10 August 2010
Farming at the tip of the spear, Agriculture Online, 31 July 2010

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