The people of Afghanistan are starving to death.

Almost six months to the day since the Taliban seized control, it's estimated 95 per cent of people don't have enough money for food, and at least 8 million people are facing starvation.

Today, Australian journalist Yalda Hakim on the return to her birth nation for the ABC's Foreign Correspondent program and the desperation she found on the ground.

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Yalda Hakim, Reporter, BBC and ABC TV Foreign Correspondent