Deadliest form of malnutrition has reached critical levels in Afghanistan | Newsfeed
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Child wasting, the deadliest form of malnutrition, has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces.
The WFP says aid shortages and the current US-Iran war have forced the organisation to scale back operations, leaving it able to reach just one in seven women and children in need.
Published On 6 Aug 2026
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