Pakistan, Jan. 20 -- Afghanistan's worsening hunger crisis is being sharply exacerbated by winter and a wave of mass deportations, as millions struggle to secure even a single daily meal. The World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that 17 million Afghans face acute hunger this season - and the numbers continue to climb amid shrinking international aid.

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In a makeshift tent on the outskirts of Kabul, Samiullah, 55, sits with his wife, five children and infant grandchild. Deportation from Iran thrust the family abruptly from relative stability into hardship. "We have reached a point where we are content with death," he said, reflecting the despair shared by man...