3.5 Million Afghan Children Face Severe Malnutrition, Says WFP

The World Food Programme (WFP) has said that 3.5 million children in Afghanistan face severe malnutrition due to shrinking aid operations. It warned that the country’s worsening humanitarian conditions are leaving millions at risk. The WFP said, they are working to support Afghan children through food-assistance programmes despite facing operational challenges. The agency said that it had previously warned that Afghan women were losing their children due to malnutrition and warned that the onset of winter would further worsen inadequate food access.