WFP: 3.7 Million Children and 1.2 Million Women in Afghanistan Suffer from Acute Malnutrition

TOPSHOT – A child suffering from malnutrition receives treatment at the Mirwais hospital in Kandahar on September 27, 2021. – At an overcrowded hospital in Kandahar, the few remaining doctors and nurses try urgently to treat skeletal babies and malnourished children packed side by side on beds. (Photo by Bulent KILIC / AFP) (Photo by BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images)

The World Food Programme (WFP) says 3.7 million children and 1.2 million women across Afghanistan are currently suffering from acute malnutrition.