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Maryann Horne

Maryann Horne is a senior humanitarian advisor with 20 years experience in conflict zones

<p>The bleakest winter in many years has come to Afghanistan, and women and children are most at risk </p>

Women and children are on the frontlines of the crisis in Afghanistan

<p>Maryann Horne has returned from a field mission in Afghanistan where she supported the Afghan Red Crescent Society</p>

I just returned from Afghanistan – few words can describe what I saw