The Illuminated Donkey

To follow up on my earlier story "No Hunger-Related Deaths," Catherine Bertini, executive director of the United Nations' World Food Programme, has announced, "There will be no famine in Afghanistan this winter. There will be deaths, because the country was in a pre-famine condition this summer before the war started. But it will be isolated, and not large-scale." Check out this Washington Post article for more information regarding relief efforts.