Afghanistan’s Dwindling Food Supplies Pose Hunger Risk, WFP Says
- UN agency’s food stockpiles may be exhausted within weeks
- Situation bears all ‘hallmarks of humanitarian catastrophe’
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Afghans are at risk of hunger with food supplies dwindling amid ongoing conflict and adverse weather, the United Nations’ World Food Programme warned.
Families are especially vulnerable this year and unable to make basic preparations for winter after being hit by a combination of several droughts, conflict and the socioeconomic impacts of Covid-19, according to Anthea Webb, the WFP’s deputy regional director for Asia and the Pacific. As winter comes, some communities will be cut off completely from markets and the agency will be their only lifeline.