Yogita Limaye

Yogita Limaye, a seasoned BBC correspondent covering South Asia and Afghanistan, shares her harrowing insights following USAID funding cuts. She vividly recounts the closure of over 400 clinics, leading to tragic outcomes for pregnant women, including a heartbreaking story of a roadside childbirth. As hospitals become overcrowded and underfunded, she highlights the desperate measures families are taking amid severe food insecurity. Limaye also addresses the Taliban's restrictions on women's medical education and the growing sense of abandonment felt by Afghan women.