UN Food Agency Warns , Malnutrition Rates in Afghanistan , Have Reached Record High.<br />The United Nation's World Food Program (WFP) <br />made the announcement on January 26.<br />'The Independent' reports that <br />half of the country has endured <br />severe hunger throughout the year. .<br />Half of Afghanistan endures severe <br />hunger throughout the year, regardless <br />of the season, and malnutrition rates <br />are at a record high for Afghanistan, Phillipe Kropf, Spokesman for the U.N. food <br />agency in Kabul, via 'The Independent'.<br />There are seven million children <br />(under the age of 5) and mothers <br />who are malnourished, in a country <br />with a population of 40 million, Phillipe Kropf, Spokesman for the U.N. food <br />agency in Kabul, via 'The Independent'.<br />In August 2021, the Taliban takeover <br />resulted in millions of people falling into <br />poverty and hunger after foreign aid was cut off. .<br />In response to the situation, the WFP boosted its <br />delivery and distribution to reach 15 million with <br />emergency food assistance and nutrition support.<br />Other aid agencies are also providing food, <br />education and healthcare, but distribution has been<br />severely impacted by a Taliban ban on women working. .<br />The ban has come at the worst <br />possible moment. Families and <br />communities don’t know where <br />their next meal is coming from, Phillipe Kropf, Spokesman for the U.N. food <br />agency in Kabul, via 'The Independent'.<br />'The Independent' reports that the ban was put in place <br />alongside a number of other measures which restrict <br />the rights and freedoms of women in Afghanistan.<br />The measures have drawn <br />international condemnation and <br />protests to have the bans lifted
