Cuts in global aid and deportations have exacerbated Afghanistan's hunger crisis

Elaha Tue Jan 2026 8 months ago 967

Relief organizations warn that the livelihoods of millions of people have reached a critical stage.


Sameeullah, a 55-year-old man who was recently expelled from Iran along with his family, told Reuters that they are now living in a tent on the outskirts of Kabul, and their living conditions are worsening every day. He says their savings were left behind in Iran, and they lack the means to provide for basic needs.


The World Food Programme has announced that approximately 17 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute hunger, while international aid to the organization has sharply declined. The agency states that Iran and Pakistan have expelled millions of Afghan citizens in recent months.


Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban, told Reuters that returnees are receiving some assistance in terms of food, shelter, and health services to a certain extent; however, he emphasized that resolving the root economic problems is time-consuming and does not have an immediate impact.


The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan has warned that with the start of the dry winter and the cutoff of remittances from migrants, malnutrition has increased unprecedentedly, and it is projected that around 200,000 additional children will suffer from acute malnutrition this year.

Reuters news agency has reported that the suspension of global aid, the widespread expulsion of Afghan migrants from neighboring countries, and the onset of winter have intensified the hunger crisis in Afghanistan.

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