KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The United Kingdom will provide £3 million to support vulnerable people in Afghanistan. Richard Lindsay, the UK’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has announced an additional £3 million in aid to the country.
In a post on X today (Tuesday, March 24), he said: “UKis providing an additional £3m (AFN 257m) to provide essential nutrition commodities and support for people affected by natural disasters and other shocks, bringing our bilateral assistance to Afghanistan this financial year to £154m (AFN 13.18bn) helping those most in need.”
Richard Lindsay did not specify through which channels the additional UK aid to Afghanistan will be delivered.
Previously, the UK’s aid to Afghanistan has mostly been delivered through United Nations agencies.
Two months ago, the United Kingdom also pledged £8 million to support efforts aimed at combating rising child malnutrition in Afghanistan. According to UNICEF, the funding was delivered through UNICEF, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Food Programme (WFP) under the “First Foods Afghanistan” initiative. The program focuses on improving access to safe, affordable, and diverse complementary foods for children aged six to 23 months, supporting healthy growth during critical early development stages. UNICEF estimated that more than 150,000 children under the age of two would benefit directly, while over 640,000 caregivers and community members would benefit indirectly from the initiative.
Afghanistan is now facing the world’s largest and most severe humanitarian crisis, with a record 29.2 million people, representing over two-thirds of the population, requiring humanitarian assistance to survive.
The country’s healthcare, education, and disaster-response systems remain severely weakened, particularly following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 and the subsequent suspension of most international development aid.
