KABUL šC Amena, 7 months old, lay silently in her hospital crib amid the mewling of desperately ill infants in the malnutrition ward.
Her mother, Balqisa, had brought the child to Indira Gandhi Children¡¯s Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan¡¯s capital, the night before. ¡°Her body was so hot,¡± she said, stroking her daughter¡¯s emaciated leg.
The baby had a high fever, convulsions and sepsis, said Dr. Mohammad Iqbal Sadiq, a pediatrician, glancing at her chart.
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