The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have warned that 19.2 million people in Afghanistan are expected to face acute food insecurity this winter, while cases of malnutrition are projected to increase in 2027.
In a report published on Thursday, October 15, the organizations said that 38 percent of Afghanistan’s population would face acute food insecurity between November and April.
According to the report, this represents an increase from 17.4 million people during the same period last year, with around five million people in Afghanistan expected to face emergency levels of hunger.
The organizations warned that immediate food assistance and emergency agricultural support are essential to prevent deaths and the collapse of livelihoods among vulnerable families.
According to the report, Badakhshan, Badghis, Daikundi, Ghor, Samangan and Sar-e-Pol provinces, as well as rural areas of Ghazni, are expected to face the most severe levels of food insecurity.
The number of malnutrition cases in Afghanistan is also projected to rise by nearly 10 percent in 2027, reaching four million cases.
