Kabul: The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that hunger levels in Afghanistan are increasing at an alarming rate as the winter season is approaching.

In a statement, the WFP stated that malnutrition among children and women could reach levels “not seen in recent years,” Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported.

WFP Executive Director Carl Skau said the agency has been forced to reduce food assistance from 10 million people to two million due to funding shortages. He warned that many children could face life-threatening conditions and possibly die due to malnutrition and exposure during the winter months.

The agency’s statement comes as the United Nations previously said that around 3.5 million children in Afghanistan aged below five years suffer from acute malnutrit

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