The World Food Program has recently announced that over four million mothers and children in Afghanistan are suffering from malnutrition.
In a video shared on its X account, the organization stated that some of these women are receiving treatment with the support of the World Health Organization.
The World Food Program had previously warned that there is a possibility of 3.5 million children becoming malnourished by the year 2025.
According to a report from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), this figure has increased compared to the past four years. OCHA and the World Food Program attribute this situation to rising poverty and lack of food security.
It is worth noting that malnutrition is a serious crisis in Afghanistan, especially among children, and issues such as poverty and lack of access to proper health and nutrition services hinder the provision of essential treatments and prevention of this disease.
OCHA, or the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations, has predicted that the number of malnourished children in Afghanistan will reach 3.5 million by 2025.
According to United Nations reports, this figure has been around 3 million children under five years old over the past five years.
