A midwife says of the aid cuts in Afghanistan: 'No one prioritizes women's lives.'

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A midwife assesses a pregnant woman at a mobile health clinic in Afghanistan. In the wake of the freeze of USAID, some 200 clinics in the country have had to close. Midwives told NPR that it

With the abrupt shutdown of USAID funding, many clinics, including those serving women in remote areas, have shuttered. Midwives are reporting that mothers and babies are dying as a result.

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