Hundreds of medical clinics shut in Afghanistan after US aid cut

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Janet Joliel and at five hours GMT on Monday the 15th of September.

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  The BBC goes to Afghanistan to look at what impact the Trump administration's aid cuts have had on maternal deaths.

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  This year has seen US aid to Afghanistan all cut off,

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  and it's having devastating consequences for people already struggling to survive in one of the poorest countries in the world.

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  In 2024, US funds made up nearly half of all aid coming into the country.

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  But the Trump administration says it has evidence that millions of dollars ended up in the hands of the Taliban.

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  So what now?

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  The BBC has had rare access to Afghanistan and has gathered first-hand evidence of the impact on maternal mortality in the northeastern province of Badakhshan.

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  Yogita Limoye reports.

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