UN warns of “acute” Afghan food crisis
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Millions of Afghans will face starvation this winter unless urgent action is taken, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned
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AFGHANISTAN FOOD INSECURITY
Projections for Nov 2021-Mar 2022

Phase 3: “Crisis”
Phase 4: “Emergency”

200km 125 miles

Kandahar
Kabul
Herat
Mazar-i-Sharif

Afghan population 41.7m
14.1m
8.7m

22.8m Total facing acute food insecurity

(estimated 55 percent of population – highest level ever recorded in Afghanistan)

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FOOD CRISIS DRIVERS

Drought: Food and water scarcity in 25 out of 34 provinces caused by drastic reduction in rainfall

Conflict: Over 660,000 people forced to flee homes between Jan and Sep 2021

Economy: $9.5 billion in Afghan reserves frozen in wake of political transition. Currency fell 12.5 percent

3.2m children under five could suffer acute malnutrition by end of 2021
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Sources: IPC, WFP Picture: Getty Images
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