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Whether we can cope or not, it'll pass. we will get through it. in afghanistan, like so many countries in the world, there's no safety net for people. once you start on the downward slope, there's nothing really to stop you going right down to the very depths. noor and his family used to be pretty well off, by afghan standards. now, they're staring into the abyss. noor is far from alone. a staggering 97% of the population face life below the poverty line. around 23 million can't afford enough food. it's desperate. it's dark. it's bleak. we've got 4.7 million children, and women who are pregnan...

We really got it down to probably 13,000 people, and we will be bringing it down a little bit more and then we will decide whether or not will be staying longer or not. >> sandra: benjamin hall's live in london with the latest. >> this attack even by afghan standards is brutal. it's a reminder that with or without the u.s., this is a country teetering on the brink of civil war. in so many different factions to let play. the wedding hall bomber detonated his explosives in the wedding hall with 1500 people had gathered. if he walked up to the stage of the front of the hall where children and adu...

Forces, and it is a relatively small force by afghan standards, but kabul is getting more nervous of the people here, and of course, following what is happening across the country. and the taliban and other militant groups are still able to conduct attacks in the heart of kabul from time to time, and that is the case for a while, of course, but the entire country is the little bit on edge here, and that is the right term about what was happening in the coming year with the security situation. >> all right. sune rasmussen on the scene there in kabul. thank you very much. we have learned the i...

>> reporter: yeah, you can add to that senior u.s. official, you can also add to that chinese state media. now remember, andrew, that this has befr benever been reported. ever since chen guangcheng fled last week after 18 months on house arrest, that has never been reported in state media. that has all changed in the last few minutes. xinhua, state-run media, is now confirming this. chen has left the embassy of his own volition, and they're demanding the u.s. apologize to china for one of its citizens being allowed to enter the u.s. embassy in beijing. so china taking a tough line he...