Bad news! Will the Taliban be able to manage and govern to the benefit of the people in this situation?
Total population of Afghanistan: Approx. 44 million.
"Afghanistan faces a historic surge in malnutrition, as aid cuts, displacement, and drought leave two-thirds of the country’s population facing serious or crisis levels for acute malnutrition, reports the AP.
“We have a catastrophic nutritional crisis on our hands,” ... UN's World Food Program, noting that levels of malnutrition are the highest ever recorded in the country at 17.4 million people.
Driving hunger: After the 2021 Taliban takeover, foreign aid plummeted and economic collapse left many without a lifeline for nutritional assistance. Since then, conditions have only worsened because of drought, earthquakes, and the return of 5.3 million Afghans expelled from Pakistan and Iran.
U.S. aid cuts last year delivered a devastating blow, and donors have since struggled to keep pace with the needs. ..."
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