Afghanistan, June 6 -- One in five Afghans urgently need food aid as rising hunger threatens millions amid economic collapse and declining international support.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has reported that one in every five people in Afghanistan is dependent on humanitarian aid to survive. The agency warned that if international support continues to decline, millions more Afghans will face severe hunger and food insecurity in the coming months.
According to the latest WFP assessment, approximately 20% of Afghanistan's population is currently in crisis and in urgent need of food assistance. The report states that nearly 15 million people could experience critical food shortages if global aid drops further.
The WFP estimates that betw...