What happened after we left Afghanistan: Reporter's notebook

The United Nations is warning as many as 1 million children could die this winter in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan is collapsing before our eyes, whether or not we choose to see it. Most aid agencies are issuing emergency alerts and appeals.

We met little Mohammed in the hospital. The 2-year-old weighs just 11 pounds. The average 2-year-old in America weighs more than double that. He is all skin and bone and it’s difficult to witness. Mohammed is not alone. The picture across the country is dire.

The United Nations is warning as many as 1 million children could die this winter in Afghanistan.

One million. That dwarfs the total number of people killed in this country during the entire 20-year war.