When a Warzone Becomes a Hot Zone

Afghanistan's next war.

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Amid the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, thousands of people have crossed the border into Afghanistan, a country they once fled in search of a better life. What they didn’t realize was that they could not flee the pandemic; instead, they brought it over the border with them.

Now the virus threatens to explode in a country with few resources to contain it. Read now.

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