Acute Malnutrition Endangering Children in Afghanistan, Says UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund says it aims to treat about 1.3 million Afghan children suffering from acute malnutrition this year, warning the condition continues to put young lives at risk.
UNICEF said in a post on X on Monday that it plans to reach around 1.3 million children with severe acute malnutrition during the current year.
The agency added that in 2025 it treated more than 610,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition with the support of its partners.
Earlier, the World Food Programme warned that cuts in foreign aid and rising tensions along the Pakistan border could leave about 200,000 more children in Afghanistan facing acute malnutrition this year.
The organisation said about 3.7 million Afghan children will require treatment for malnutrition in 2026.
