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UN warns 200,000 more Afghan children face acute malnutrition in 2026

UN warns 200,000 more Afghan children face acute malnutrition in 2026

“Acute malnutrition ⁠among children is ⁠soaring,” WFP’S Country Director John Aylieff said
Some 200,000 additional children face acute malnutrition this year

By Reuters3 March 2026

Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts, aid official says

Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts, aid official says

By AP16 April 2025

World must act for starving Afghan youth: England’s children’s commissioner

World must act for starving Afghan youth: England’s children’s commissioner

By Arab News7 February 2022

Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work

Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work

By AP24 July 2019

UN agency: Attacks on schools in Afghanistan tripled in 2018

UN agency: Attacks on schools in Afghanistan tripled in 2018

By AP28 May 2019

PHOTOS: Blue bus of Kabul brings joys of reading to Afghan children

PHOTOS: Blue bus of Kabul brings joys of reading to Afghan children

By AP16 March 2018