Khaama: This week, the UN warned all its member states that 70% of the people in Afghanistan are facing extreme hunger and need aid, while six million are facing the risk of famine. Martin Griffiths, the UN humanitarian chief, told the UN Security Council that Afghanistan faces multiple humanitarian, economic, climate, hunger and financial crises
Akmal Dawi VOA News July 28, 2022 Afghanistan is again facing risks of mass starvation in coming months as critical relief operations suffer substantial funding shortfalls. The World Food Program (WFP) says it faces a net funding shortage of $960 million to sustain humanitarian operations over the next six months. “Funding shortfalls and skyrocketing prices
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 8, 2018 Three civilians have been killed after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s western Herat Province, officials said. A spokesman for the provincial governor said the December 8 attack occurred in the Guzra district. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the spokesman, Gelani Farhad,
news.com.au: A mum was so desperate she had to sell her daughter for $4100, but in a cruel irony she has only received $96 and won’t see the rest for years. Theirs is among many horrific stories from the Badghis region as families face unimaginable choices to avoid starvation. In another case, a four-year-old girl was