Humanitarian Crisis: WFP's Struggle in Afghanistan

The World Food Programme is facing challenges in assisting millions of malnourished Afghans. With diminished international aid and increasing needs due to natural disasters, WFP warns of rising child fatalities this winter. Urgently needing $460 million, WFP struggles with funding to support six million vulnerable individuals.

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) is encountering unprecedented barriers in delivering critical aid to Afghanistan, where malnutrition is severely impacting the population.

Since the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces in 2021 and the Taliban's return to power, humanitarian aid has significantly decreased. Compounding the crisis are natural disasters that have exacerbated food scarcity.

WFP highlights an urgent need for $460 million to assist six million vulnerable Afghans, emphasizing rising child malnutrition rates and the lack of funding as key obstacles in providing necessary aid.

(With inputs from agencies.)