Kobe Reithold, the head of Action Against Hunger in Afghanistan, has recently stated that the suspension of U.S. financial aid will result in the deaths of children in the country.
Reithold told the Associated Press that if malnourished children across Afghanistan do not receive treatment, they will lose their lives.
The report states that after the U.S. aid was cut by Donald Trump, Action Against Hunger halted most of its operations and is now only partially active in parts of Kabul and Badakhshan province.
According to international organizations, more than 3.5 million children will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2025, representing a 20 percent increase compared to the previous year.
The report notes that the United States provided 43 percent of all humanitarian aid to Afghanistan last year.
The United Nations previously reported that Afghanistan will continue to face one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises in 2025. More than 22 million people in the country are in need of humanitarian assistance. However, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed concern over a shortage of funding.
The UN World Food Programme provided emergency food aid to 9 million people in Afghanistan last year, half of whom were women and girls.
