In Afghanistan, ‘people selling babies, young girls to survive’

The UN World Food Program says Afghanistan is facing a 'tsunami of hunger' with it on the verge of economic collapse [File: Petros Giannakouris/AP]

It has been more than 24 hours since Farahanaz, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, has had a “proper meal”.

“As adults, we can manage, but when the kids ask for food, I don’t know what to tell them,” the 24-year-old former radio presenter from northern Afghanistan told Al Jazeera.