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How did drought in 2000 affect livestock and food production in southern Afghanistan?
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The drought that occurred in 2000 had a devastating impact on the agricultural sector in southern Afghanistan. It resulted in the loss of approximately four-fifths of the livestock in that region and crippled the remaining food production capabilities.1