The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan has raised concerns about the agency's ability to provide food assistance to the millions of Afghans in need due to cuts in international aid and a freeze in US foreign funding. With limited resources, only half of the 15 million Afghans in acute need of food are currently receiving rations, leaving over 6 million people struggling to afford more than one or two meals a day, often consisting of just bread and tea.
Since the Taliban takeover in 2021, Afghanistan has been on the brink of an economic crisis, exacerbated by the freeze on development and security assistance and restrictions on the banking sector. Humanitarian aid has partially filled the gap, but funding cuts and concerns over Taliban restrictions on women have led to a decline in support from donors.
