vicki aken has led the u.s.committee in afghanistan for four years. >> vicki aken: we need to figure out a system for continuing to support just basic services like education and health care. the previous government, 75% of their budget, you know, was funded by development donors. >> alfonsi: 75% of the government budget was funded by donations? and so health care, education have dried up. >> aken: yeah, and there's still no clear way forward. >> alfonsi: her staff of 1,200, mostly locals, interview families in the neediest neighborhoods. that's how they found homira. 19 years old, she fled eastern afghanistan three months ago with her two children. what kind of challenges have you faced? >> homira ( translated ): i faced a lot of problems. i couldn't support my children, to buy something like food or clothes. >> alfonsi: the international rescue committee gave her about $400 to get blankets and food for winter. but, they are fearful their funds could run out. if the aid wasn't here, what would that mean to your

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