The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in US foreign funding.

The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in U.S. foreign funding.

‘Candy man’ Livelsberger’s work in Afghanistan quickly earned him the affection of local children, who called him “Candy Man” because of his generosity.

KABUL, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan caretaker government began a green tea plantation in eastern Khost province to bolster local products, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Friday ...

Afghanistan's humanitarian plan was only just over half funded in 2024, according to U.N. data, and aid officials have flagged fears this could fall further this year.

Many people were living on just “bread and tea,” WFP Country Director Hsiao-Wei Lee told Reuters. Afghanistan was tipped to the brink of economic crisis in 2021 as the Taliban took over and all ...

The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in U.S. foreign ...

World 'Just bread and tea': WFP says aid cuts to Afghanistan leave millions hungry this winter Afghan children play outside a mud house in Markhor-e-Sufla village, Herat, Afghanistan, on Oct 26, 2024.

Afghanistan’s humanitarian plan was only just over half funded in 2024, according to UN data, and aid officials have flagged fears this could fall further this year.