Nearly Five Million Mothers and Children Malnourished in Afghanistan, WFP Says

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Nearly five million mothers and children in Afghanistan are suffering from malnutrition amid the country’s deepening hunger crisis, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.

Rania Dagash, WFP Assistant Executive Director, called the figure “unprecedented” in Afghanistan’s history. She cited aid cuts, prolonged drought, natural disasters, and the return of around two million migrants as key drivers of the crisis.