Afghanistan, Nov. 25 -- Afghanistan is facing one of the world's worst hunger emergencies, the World Food Programme warns, with shortages and child malnutrition expected to intensify as winter approaches.
Afghanistan is facing one of the world's most severe hunger emergencies and conditions are expected to worsen during winter, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
WFP warned that hunger is spreading rapidly across the country, with malnutrition among women and children increasing sharply as temperatures drop. The agency estimates that nearly five million mothers and children are currently malnourished.
According to WFP, every 10 seconds a child in Afghanistan becomes malnourished, and many families no longer have reliable acce...