Kabul, Nov. 16 -- As winter draws near, concerns are increasing over worsening food insecurity in Afghanistan, Tolo News reported, with impoverished families appealing for assistance from aid organizations and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Shad Khan, a resident of Kabul, told Tolo News, "I come out at 9 a.m., earn two to three hundred Afghanis, then return home. I need help; the Islamic Emirate should help."

Many families facing similar challenges have urged authorities to step in before cold weather intensifies.

The UK's Special Envoy for Afghanistan wrote on his X page that 15 million people in the country are facing food insecurity and that urgent action is required to address the crisis.

Economic analyst Mohammad Nabi Afghan...