Afghans dying not just of hunger, but also cold
2 years, 2 months ago

Afghans dying not just of hunger, but also cold

Firstpost  

Kabul: Ravaged by decades of war, Taliban ruled Afghanistan is now battling a severe winter. With temperatures plummeting several notches below freezing point across Afghanistan, the people in the Afghan Taliban ruled country are facing a lot of hardships. At least 70 people have died in a wave of freezing temperatures sweeping Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, as extreme weather compounds a humanitarian crisis in the poverty-stricken nation. More than half of the country’s 38 million people are facing hunger this winter, and nearly four million children are suffering from malnutrition, according to aid agencies. Last month, many NGOs still working in Afghanistan suspended their operations in protest over a Taliban government order banning women from working with humanitarian groups, except in the health sector.

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The world should not forget Afghanistan
3 months ago

The world should not forget Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

In 2024, Afghanistan’s multiple crises worsened, and yet little help was extended to it. The multiple crises that plague Afghanistan have barely registered in international media headlines, and yet they persist. Reports show that Afghanistan has the fourth largest number of people facing severe hunger and food shortages. The international community must recognise that the plight of the Afghan people …

A third of Afghanistan’s population faces hunger as harsh winter starts to bite
3 months, 4 weeks ago

A third of Afghanistan’s population faces hunger as harsh winter starts to bite

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least one in three …

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
7 months ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Afghan girls gather near their houses in Deh Yak district, Ghazni Province, on Aug 19. MOHAMMAD FAISAL NAWEED/AFP Humanitarian crisis "Afghanistan is entrenched in a humanitarian crisis … the dire consequences of the two-decade-long American occupation that ended in 2021", said Khalid Taimur Akram, executive director of Pakistan Research Center for a Community with Shared Future, Islamabad. More than 24 …

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
7 months ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Afghan girls gather near their houses in Deh Yak district, Ghazni Province, on Aug 19. MOHAMMAD FAISAL NAWEED/AFP Humanitarian crisis "Afghanistan is entrenched in a humanitarian crisis … the dire consequences of the two-decade-long American occupation that ended in 2021", said Khalid Taimur Akram, executive director of Pakistan Research Center for a Community with Shared Future, Islamabad. More than 24 …

Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024
10 months ago

Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — About 6.5 million children in Afghanistan were forecast to experience crisis levels of hunger in 2024, a nongovernmental organization said. Nearly three out of 10 Afghan children will face crisis or emergency levels of hunger this year as the country feels the immediate impacts of floods, the long-term effects of drought, and the return of Afghans from neighboring …

Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024
10 months ago

Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy About 6.5 million children in …

Prolonged drought deepens Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis
1 year, 7 months ago

Prolonged drought deepens Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis

The Hindu  

In parched brown hills in north Afghanistan, Abdul Hahad tears stalks of wheat out of the arid earth. The 55-year-old farmer from Nahr-e-Shahi district in Balkh province used to plant two or even three wheat crops a year but in the last three years he has only been able to grow one. "In terms of food security you see that …

The problems Afghans are facing this winter are only getting worse
2 years, 1 month ago

The problems Afghans are facing this winter are only getting worse

The Independent  

Ankle-deep in mud and slush, a woman named Farzana, 32, squats and scrubs clothes in a bucket. open image in gallery Farzana, 32, washes clothes in front of her mud-walled home in a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Kabul According to the World Food Programme, nearly 20 million people face acute food shortages this winter and 6 …

Afghanistan Famine: Millions of Afghans may starve to death, warns UN
2 years, 1 month ago

Afghanistan Famine: Millions of Afghans may starve to death, warns UN

Firstpost  

Kabul: Ravaged by around four decades of war, Afghanistan is now being stalked by famine amidst a severe winter. With Afghanistan facing a severe humanitarian crisis amid ongoing political chaos and an unstable security situation under the Taliban regime, the United Nations has warned that two-thirds of the Afghan population are facing extreme hunger and are in urgent need of …

UN food agency: Afghan malnutrition rates at record high
2 years, 2 months ago

UN food agency: Afghan malnutrition rates at record high

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year, a spokesman for the World Food Program said Thursday. “Half of Afghanistan endures severe hunger throughout the year, regardless of the season, and malnutrition rates are at a record high for Afghanistan,” said Phillipe Kropf, a spokesman for the …

UN food agency: Afghan malnutrition rates at record high
2 years, 2 months ago

UN food agency: Afghan malnutrition rates at record high

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs …

Cold wave kills more than 100 people in Afghanistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Cold wave kills more than 100 people in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

New Delhi: More than 100 people have died of exposure to severe cold weather and carbon monoxide poisoning over the past two weeks in Afghanistan. He estimated that the Taliban have tried to reach and help more than 1 million people across the country and are “still trying our best to support more families during this harsh cold weather.” The …

Taliban say 78 dead due to wintry weather in Afghanistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Taliban say 78 dead due to wintry weather in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Taliban officials said Thursday that 78 people have died in just over a week during Afghanistan’s harsh winter, deepening the country’s humanitarian crisis. He estimated that the Taliban have tried to reach and help more than 1 million people across the country and are “still trying our best to support more families during this harsh cold weather.” The …

Severe cold leaves 20 people dead across Afghanistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Severe cold leaves 20 people dead across Afghanistan

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Many provinces in Afghanistan have seen an exceptionally cold winter in the last two weeks, with temperatures dropping to as low as -21 degrees Celsius. A sudden fall in temperature has severely affected people, already hit hard by poverty, lack of food and fuel, in the trouble-torn country, TOLO news reported on Monday. According to statistics from Herat …

Dozens of people killed as cold wave sweeps Afghanistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Dozens of people killed as cold wave sweeps Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

At least 70 people and 70,000 cattle have died within a week as many provinces witness a cold wave, with temperatures dipping to as low as -33C. At least 70 people and tens of thousands of cattle have died due to freezing temperatures across Afghanistan, the country’s Ministry of Disaster Management confirmed with Al Jazeera as Afghans reel from a …

Afghans braving severe cold face stark choice: Food or warmth
2 years, 2 months ago

Afghans braving severe cold face stark choice: Food or warmth

Al Jazeera  

Many provinces in Afghanistan have seen an exceptionally cold winter, with temperatures dropping to as low as -21 degrees Celsius. The youngest of Shah Ibrahim Shahin’s children sit huddled next to each other on the thin “toushaks” – traditional Afghan floor mattresses – trying to stay warm amid freezing weather. pic.twitter.com/q2qr6Oa4Ne — Muhammad Jalal January 13, 2023 “Two of my …

Afghans are bracing for a winter many fear will be even worse than the last
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghans are bracing for a winter many fear will be even worse than the last

NPR  

Afghans are bracing for a winter many fear will be even worse than the last Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR KABUL — Every couple of weeks, 50-year old Mari Jaan joins hundreds of other Afghans in a long food line, where she waits for a few modest items: a jug of cooking oil, bags of flour, …

UN official warns of conflict, more poverty in Afghanistan
2 years, 6 months ago

UN official warns of conflict, more poverty in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — A senior U.N. official warned Tuesday of a possible internal conflict and worsening poverty in Afghanistan if the Taliban don’t respond quickly to the needs of all elements of society, saying their crackdown on the rights of girls and women signals indifference to over 50% of Afghanistan’s population and a willingness to risk international isolation. He pointed …

One year on, Afghanistan still suffers from US-inflicted pain
2 years, 7 months ago

One year on, Afghanistan still suffers from US-inflicted pain

China Daily  

Residents visit an outdoor market in Kabul on Tuesday. But the chaotic and humiliating withdrawal of the US forces one year ago has left a tattered and impoverished country in its wake. To begin with, it launched the Afghanistan war that killed at least 174,000 Afghans, more than 30,000 civilians included, made nearly one-third of Afghan population refugees, and forced …

One year on from the Taliban takeover, Afghans face starvation – and winter is coming
2 years, 7 months ago

One year on from the Taliban takeover, Afghans face starvation – and winter is coming

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, for many millions of men, …

Afghan Children Are Dying. Humanitarian Agencies Are Their Only Lifeline.
3 years ago

Afghan Children Are Dying. Humanitarian Agencies Are Their Only Lifeline.

Huff Post  

Afghan children are seen with their mothers on Jan. 16 in Kabul, Afghanistan, where rates of malnutrition are soaring. Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Afghanistan is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis, and it’s hitting children especially hard. AHMAD SAHEL ARMAN/AFP via Getty Images What do you think of the Taliban’s school ban for girls? We want to make …

Cold, sick, hungry, displaced: Afghans face a disastrous winter
3 years, 1 month ago

Cold, sick, hungry, displaced: Afghans face a disastrous winter

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Zabi, three, peers out of …

In Pictures: Hunger, poverty continue to stalk desperate Afghans
3 years, 2 months ago

In Pictures: Hunger, poverty continue to stalk desperate Afghans

Al Jazeera  

The bitter cold of Afghanistan’s winter has small children huddled beneath blankets in makeshift camps, while sick babies in hospitals lie wrapped in their mothers’ all-enveloping burqas. Saliha, who like many Afghans uses just one name, took her infant son to the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul. The World Health Organization is warning of millions of children suffering malnutrition, …

AP PHOTOS: Afghans desperate; Taliban face economic ruin
3 years, 3 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Afghans desperate; Taliban face economic ruin

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The bitter cold of Afghanistan’s winter has small children huddled beneath blankets in makeshift camps. Saliha, who like many Afghans uses just one name, took her infant son to the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in the capital, Kabul. For millions living in camps for the displaced or sitting outside government ministries seeking help, the only source of …

Aid official: Afghanistan’s crises get ‘progressively worse’
3 years, 4 months ago

Aid official: Afghanistan’s crises get ‘progressively worse’

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan is being hit by multiple crises that are “progressively getting worse,” with drought, economic collapse and displacement all pushing the population into catastrophic hunger, a senior international aid official said Thursday. “Now it’s the converging of all those factors that is creating a major humanitarian crisis, which is progressively getting worse,” Matheou said. With the cut-off …

We can starve, but the kids cry for food: Afghans struggle after a 100 days of Taliban rule
3 years, 4 months ago

We can starve, but the kids cry for food: Afghans struggle after a 100 days of Taliban rule

India Today  

"Me and my husband can go hungry but we are worried about our children they cry because they are hungry and that is so difficult,” a 35-year-old Zarghuna, mother of two, said while narrating her struggle ever since the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15. Sometimes, when we don’t have food, I go to sleep without eating anything.” The …

Amid economic turmoil, people in Afghanistan struggle to make ends meet
3 years, 4 months ago

Amid economic turmoil, people in Afghanistan struggle to make ends meet

The Hindu  

Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August, the conflict-stricken nation has been dealing not only with political turmoil but also a severe economic crisis and increasing poverty. Some 8.7 million people are "one step away from starvation," Mary-Ellen McGroarty, head of the World Food Program in Afghanistan said in October. "Afghanistan's economic growth was slow up to August …

Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage
3 years, 5 months ago

Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage

India Today  

Afghanistan is on the brink of one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, UN agencies warned Monday, with more than half the country facing "acute" food shortages. "This winter, millions of Afghans will be forced to choose between migration and starvation unless we can step up our life-saving assistance," said David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme. "Afghanistan …

Afghanistan: More than half the country facing 'acute' food shortages, say UN agencies
3 years, 5 months ago

Afghanistan: More than half the country facing 'acute' food shortages, say UN agencies

Firstpost  

According to the statement issued by the World Food Programme and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, one in two Afghans faces Phase 3 ‘crisis’ or Phase 4 ’emergency’ food shortages Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghanistan is on the brink of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, UN agencies warned Monday, with more than half the country facing “acute” food shortages. …

‘Children going to die’: UN warns of ‘acute’ Afghan food crisis
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Children going to die’: UN warns of ‘acute’ Afghan food crisis

Al Jazeera  

UN says more than half of Afghanistan’s 39 million population is facing acute food insecurity and ‘marching to starvation’. The World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley told Reuters news agency that 22.8 million people – more than half of Afghanistan’s 39 million population – were facing acute food insecurity and “marching to starvation” compared with 14 million just two …

Over 3 million Afghan children under five could suffer from acute malnutrition by year end, warn UN agencies
3 years, 5 months ago

Over 3 million Afghan children under five could suffer from acute malnutrition by year end, warn UN agencies

Firstpost  

Acute food insecurity is affecting 14 million people in Afghanistan who are without reliable access to water, food and basic health and nutrition services, following years of conflict New York: An estimated 3.2 million Afghan children under five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year, UN agencies warned on Tuesday, adding that without immediate …

A month after Kabul’s fall, Taliban stares at humanitarian crisis
3 years, 6 months ago

A month after Kabul’s fall, Taliban stares at humanitarian crisis

Al Jazeera  

Daunting problems for the group as it seeks to convert its lightning military victory into a durable peacetime government. A month after seizing Kabul, the Taliban is facing daunting problems as it seeks to convert its lightning military victory into a durable peacetime government. “Every Afghan, kids, they are hungry, they don’t have a single bag of flour or cooking …

Afghanistan on the brink of universal poverty: UN
3 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan on the brink of universal poverty: UN

Al Jazeera  

The UNDP says prolonged drought, the COVID-19 pandemic and political upheaval could cause Afghanistan’s poverty rate to soar to 97 percent by mid-2022. About 97 percent of Afghanistan’s population may sink below the poverty line unless the country’s political and economic crises are addressed, the United Nations has warned. In a report released on Thursday, the United Nations Development Programme …

Afghans face hunger crisis, adding to Taliban’s challenges
3 years, 7 months ago

Afghans face hunger crisis, adding to Taliban’s challenges

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations’ stockpiles of food in Afghanistan could run out this month, a senior official warned Wednesday, threatening to add a hunger crisis to the challenges facing the country’s new Taliban rulers as they try to restore stability after decades of war. The president of the United Nations Security Council said Wednesday that “the real litmus …

Afghanistan crisis: Hundreds of displaced families seek food and shelter in Kabul
3 years, 7 months ago

Afghanistan crisis: Hundreds of displaced families seek food and shelter in Kabul

The Hindu  

Hundreds of Afghan families who have been camping in searing heat at a Kabul park after the Taliban overran their provinces begged for food and shelter on Thursday. Ahmed Waseem, displaced from northern Afghanistan said those in the park were hoping the central government would pay attention. Phalwan Sameer, also from northern Afghanistan, said his family came to Kabul after …

Hundreds of displaced Afghan families seeking food and shelter
3 years, 7 months ago

Hundreds of displaced Afghan families seeking food and shelter

Al Jazeera  

UN says more than 18 million people require aid and half of all children under five suffer acute malnutrition in Afghanistan. I feel very bad, there is nothing in my stomach.” Ahmed Waseem, displaced from northern Afghanistan, said those in the park were hoping the central government would pay attention. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it has only …

One in three Afghans at risk of severe or acute hunger: UN World Food Programme
3 years, 7 months ago

One in three Afghans at risk of severe or acute hunger: UN World Food Programme

India Today  

The combined effects of war and drought linked to global warming have put one-third of Afghanistan's population -- 14 million people -- at risk of severe or acute hunger, the UN World Food Programme warned. "2021 is an extraordinarily difficult year for Afghanistan," WFP representative and country director Mary-Ellen McGroarty told AFP in a telephone interview from Kabul. Warning of …

Over 40% of crops lost: Food agency warns of hunger in Afghan conflict
3 years, 7 months ago

Over 40% of crops lost: Food agency warns of hunger in Afghan conflict

India Today  

The head of the UN food agency in Afghanistan has said that a humanitarian crisis is unfolding with 14 million people facing severe hunger following the Taliban takeover of the country. Mary Ellen McGroarty, the World Food Program's country director, said in a video briefing to UN correspondents from Kabul on Wednesday that the conflict in Afghanistan, the nation's second …

United Nations highlights hunger issues in Afghanistan
3 years, 7 months ago

United Nations highlights hunger issues in Afghanistan

Live Mint  

The United Nations World Food Programme has warned that Afghan people are facing hunger in the war-torn country. A United Nations assessment of the food security and nutrition situation in Afghanistan finds one in three Afghans face acute food insecurity. Because of the dire situation, the World Food Program said that malnutrition levels are soaring, and some 2 million children …

Cold Winter Kills At Least 40 In Afghanistan
13 years, 1 month ago

Cold Winter Kills At Least 40 In Afghanistan

India TV News  

Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb 20: More than 40 people, most of them children, have frozen to death in what has been Afghanistan's coldest winter in years, an Afghan health official said Monday. The government has recorded 41 deaths from freezing in three provinces — Kabul, Ghor and Badakhshan, said Health Ministry spokesman Ghulam Sakhi Kargar. The U.N. and the U.S. aid …

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