Afghanistan's hunger crisis intensifies, affecting 14 million people, with UN food agency urgently seeking $540 million in funding.

The UN World Food Program (WFP) reports that Afghanistan's severe hunger crisis now impacts 14 million people, including children surviving on minimal food. Funding shortfalls are forcing the WFP to scale back life-saving food and nutrition programs, with one-third of Afghan children experiencing critical levels of acute malnutrition. The agency urgently requires $540 million over the next six months to sustain its nutrition treatment and prevention services, warning that deepening hunger fuels migration, radicalization, and instability.