Baharak, Afghanistan: Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition that stalks one in ten young ...
KABUL, Mar 22 2024 (IPS) - Malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached an unprecedented level, according to United Nations humanitarian organizations. It is estimated that half of the country’s population ...
Human Rights Watch says Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign ...
Last year, the UN agency warned that malnutrition rates in Afghanistan were at a record high with half the country suffering from severe hunger throughout the year.Afghanistan is experiencing a ...
Days after the Taliban retook Kabul in August 2021, Abdullah, his heavily-pregnant wife, Zahra, and their two young children went into hiding, locking the door of their house and rationing out the ...
GANDANCHUSMA - Two-and-a-half years after the return of the Taliban to power, malnutrition is rife in Afghanistan, a country beset by economic, humanitarian and climatic crises. Ten percent of ...
Malnutrition threatens future Afghan generations AFP, Wednesday 3 Apr 2024 Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will ...
"Roya has gained a bit of weight, she has a bit of a glow," said 35-year-old Roya, cradling baby Bibi Aseya at the Baharak district hospital. Afghan nurse, holding a cup of milk for a patient in ...
Afghanistan has one of the world's highest rates of stunting in children under five, said Daniel Timme, communications head for the UN children's agency, UNICEF.
Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition that stalks one in ten young children in Afghanistan after ...