The Famine the World Forgot. More than a million reportedly face starvation in drought-ridden Afghanistan. The draconian policies of the Taliban are destroying the livelihood of the country and willl prevent access to international relief agencies. This regime runs a close second, IMHO, to the Khmer Rouge’s fabled reign of terror in Cambodia in their ability to destroy their country with a slavish adherence to doctrine. UN Sanctions against the Taliban for harboring Osama bin Laden, on the other hand, compound the issue. Time