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Afghanistan hunger crisis intensifies as millions left without food aid

Afghanistan’s dire hunger crisis now affects 14 million people including babies fed on little more than weak tea and bread by their despairing and dirt-poor parents.

UN News By © UNICEF Captured Aug 4, 2026, 1:42 PM
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14 million Afghans face acute hunger, with only one in nine receiving WFP food assistance.

Child malnutrition has reached record levels in 12 provinces, with children under two hardest hit.

Funding shortages have forced WFP to scale back lifesaving nutrition programmes nationwide.

The agency needs $500 million before winter to avert a worsening humanitarian crisis.

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