KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Germany has contributed €6.8 million to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday.
OCHA thanked the German government for the contribution in a post on X, saying the funding would help sustain lifesaving assistance for people affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis across Afghanistan.
According to OCHA, $1.42 billion, or 83% of the $1.71 billion required for humanitarian operations in Afghanistan, remains unfunded. The agency also said that 37% of the $465 million identified as the most urgent funding requirement has yet to be secured.
The funding shortfall comes as concerns over Afghanistan’s worsening food insecurity continue to grow.
The UN estimates that more than 17 million people, or over one-third of the country’s population, will experience acute food insecurity this year, with women and children among those most severely affected. UN agencies say nearly 14 million people are currently facing hunger.
The World Food Programme (WFP) projects that around 3.7 million children in Afghanistan will suffer from acute malnutrition this year, while approximately 1.2 million pregnant and breastfeeding women are also expected to face malnutrition.
The UN has appealed for $1.71 billion in humanitarian funding for Afghanistan in 2026, but less than 20% of the required amount had been received by the first half of the year.
Humanitarian operations have also been affected by a significant decline in US foreign assistance. The United States previously provided up to 40% of humanitarian funding for Afghanistan, and the reduction has forced aid organizations to scale back programs and prioritize assistance for people facing the most urgent needs.
Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis is being driven by Taliban restrictions on women, the continued deportation of Afghan migrants from neighboring countries, climate change and natural disasters, and declining humanitarian aid. Together, these pressures are worsening poverty, food insecurity and unemployment in an already fragile economy
