western diplomats would say they weren t trying to build perfection here, they weren t trying to create switzerland. who knows what they were trying to create, but it wasn t this. it wasn t a country where half the people, more than half the people are going hungry and babies like soraya are near starvation. should afghanistan now be left to struggle alone? for two decades, afghans of all ages were trapped in a tempest of violence between western forces and the taliban. those battles are now over, but the afghan people s suffering endures. for them, there s no respite. quentin somerville, bbc news, kabul. let s take a look at some of today s other news. a police officer has appeared before east berkshire magistrates charged over alleged inappropriate relationships with women during his duties. constable oliver perry smith seen here on the left is 38 and serves with
thank god she s so much better than she was. the doctor has said we should wait here until the swelling goes down. ten years ago, i lived next door to this hospital. it was a time of a great surge of men, material and billions of dollars into afghanistan. western diplomats would say they weren t trying to build perfection here, they weren t trying to create switzerland. who knows what they were trying to create, but it wasn t this. it wasn t a country where half the people, more than half the people are going hungry and babies like soraya are near starvation. should afghanistan now be left to struggle alone? for two decades, afghans of all ages were trapped in a tempest of violence between western forces and the taliban. those battles are now over, but the afghan people s suffering endures. for them, there s no respite. quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. here in the uk prime
door to this hospital. it was a time of a great surge of men, material and billions of dollars into afghanistan. western diplomats would say we were not trying to build perfection here, they weren t trying to create switzerland. who knows what they were trying to create? but it wasn t this. it wasn t a country where half the people, more than half the people are going hungry, and babies like soraya are near starvation. should afghanistan now be left to struggle alone? for two decades, afghans of all ages were trapped in a tempest of violence between western forces and the taliban. those battles are now over, but the afghan people s suffering endures. for them there is no respite. quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. two men have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a teenager who went missing 15 years ago. andrew gosden, from doncaster, was 14 when he was last seen
severely malnourished this year. much of afghanistan s health care system is close to collapse. soraya is a year and a half. her big, bright eyes don t miss a trick. she was severely malnourished. hertummy and her limbs are still swollen. translation: when we came here, her situation was very bad, - and she needed a blood transfusion. thank god she is so much better than she was. the doctor has said we should wait here until the swelling goes down. ten years ago, i lived next door to this hospital. it was a time of a great surge of men, material and billions of dollars into afghanistan. western diplomats would say we were not trying to build perfection here, they weren t trying to create switzerland. who knows what they were trying to create? but it wasn t this. it wasn t a country where half the people, more than half the people are going hungry, and babies like soraya are near starvation.