Hundreds have died in plunging temperatures, and malnutrition has been rampant as the Taliban government’s ban on female workers has hampered international aid.
Tag: Livestock
Lebanese Shepherds Accused of Spying Along Disputed Border With Israel
Lebanese herders say that Israel crosses an ill-defined frontier to abduct and interrogate them. Israel accuses the herders of espionage on behalf of Hezbollah.
He’s an Outspoken Defender of Meat. Industry Funds His Research, Files Show.
A UC Davis professor runs an academic center that was conceived by a trade group, according to records, and gets most of its funding from farming interests.
A Farmer Holds On, a Fraying Lifeline for a Besieged Corner of Ukraine
Most farmers have fled the Russian advance, but Oleksandr Chaplik has stayed, despite the lethal risks and a lack of workers, water and power.
The Michigan Mink Mystery: How Did an Interspecies Outbreak Unfold?
The puzzling coronavirus cases highlight ongoing surveillance challenges and blind spots.
Anglo-Saxon Kings Made Sure to Eat Their Vegetables, Study Shows
Contrary to popular belief, the ruling classes gorged on meat only on rare occasions, according to an analysis of more than 2,000 skeletons buried during medieval times.
Glimpses of Northern India’s Vanishing Nomads
For centuries, Kharnak nomads have raised livestock in one of the most hauntingly beautiful — and inhospitable — places on earth. Can their traditions outlast a generational exodus?
Is the Coronavirus in Your Backyard?
White-tailed deer could become a reservoir for the virus, putting people and animals at risk, health experts say.
Ivermectin Should Not Be Used to Treat Covid, F.D.A. Says
“You are not a horse,” the Food and Drug Administration said. “Stop it.”
These Herders Lived in Peaceful Isolation. Now, War Has Found Them.
Accompanied by their livestock, hundreds tried to flee the Wakhan Corridor, a mountainous region of Afghanistan now threatened by the Taliban. But they were turned back by northern neighbors.