A severe funding crisis puts at risk gains made through record levels of food assistance 

provided in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover in 2021 and  the economic crisis that followed. 

WFP can only support 1 million hungry people, leaving a gap of 11 million in need who do not receive emergency food assistance due to lack of funding. Additionally, 1.4 million mothers and children are no longer receiving specialized nutritious food to prevent malnutrition, while malnutrition rates remain critically high.  

The climate crisis is exacerbating challenges for communities across the country, with erratic weather conditions now becoming the norm. Heavy rain in spring 2024 has led to flash floods across the country, washing away entire villages and destroying the livelihoods of some of the already most-vulnerable communities. This follows years of successive, drought-like conditions.