Afghan children face alarming malnutrition as aid cuts and crisis deepen
May 27, 2025 #Afghanistan #Malnutrition #ChildHunger
In Afghanistan, 2.3 million children are severely malnourished - an alarming rate which ha
May 27, 2025 #Afghanistan #Malnutrition #ChildHunger
In Afghanistan, 2.3 million children are severely malnourished - an alarming rate which has been exacerbated by aid cuts, and the country's economic collapse.
According to UNICEF, 50% of children under 5 currently face stunted growth.
Maternal malnutrition also means nearly half of pregnant women are anaemic.
This food insecurity has only been worsened by recent climate shocks and cuts of global funding
In remote, rural areas, the situation is worsening.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Kunar in eastern Afghanistan.
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