A major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills hundreds, a major political shakeup in Iraq’s parliament, anti-Israel parties reconcile in Syria, Turkey assassinates Kurdish politician in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Over 95% of Afghans are at serious risk of poverty, according to a study released by the United Nations Development Project (UNDP). The desperate economic situation had led some Afghan parents to do the unthinkable: traffic their own children to avoid starvation.
