Summary
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Fayruza's doll-sized body leans limply across the forearm of her aunt, who became the infant's mother minutes after her birth.
The death of the withered baby's natural mother during childbirth epitomizes the leading health crisis in war-ravaged Afghanistan, where U.N. officials say 600 infants and 50 mothers die on average each day.See the full content of this document
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War, Poverty Raise Mortality of Nation's Babies, Mothers
President Hamid Karzai, addressing a health conference Wednesday, called the appalling rates of infant and maternal mortality his nation'...
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