At their summit in Japan, the rich countries of the G8 are being urged to take immediate action to help the poorest people in the world. They now house some of the world's poorest people, in some of the world's most squalid conditions. Lal Mohammed's hands were blown off by a landmine Life expectancy here is around 40, and a quarter of children die before they reach the age of five.
Families eek a living spinning wool much as they did in the Middle Ages.
Afghanistan is isolated by international sanctions, and few journalists gain access here. Forgotten This is amongst the world's most serious yet forgotten humanitarian crises. Yav Mohammed is one of the two million Afghans displaced by war. Afghanistan is isolated by international sanctions He suffers from tuberculosis but tells me he can't afford medicine. Lal Mohammed's hands were blown off by a landmine so he cannot work.