Afghanistan

School-age children play with water from a pump.
Sandra Calligaro
Action Against Hunger, Afghanistan

The State of Hunger in Afghanistan

After several decades of conflict, natural disasters, chronic poverty, drought, and the COVID-19 pandemic, humanitarian needs have increased exponentially in Afghanistan. Since the Taliban took control, the country plunged into a deep economic and humanitarian crisis, with more than half of the population facing a food crisis.

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How We're Helping in Afghanistan

Action Against Hunger takes a holistic approach to treating and preventing malnutrition and other health challenges facing young children, pregnant women, and new mothers. In recent years, we have scaled up our work to reach even more people in need as a result of conflicts and natural disasters.

A woman waits for care in a health center in Afghanistan.
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People Received Mental Health & Psychosocial Support

A child eats Plumpy'Nut, a peanut paste used to treat malnutrition.
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People Reached By Nutrition & Health Programs

Mahnaz washes her dishes outside her home compound in Duykondi Province, Afghanistan. Action Against Hunger works in this area to manage feeding programs and provide mobile health and nutrition support.
Ghulam Reza Nazari
Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)
A mother learns about post-natal care during a medical consultation. (Parwan province, October 2020)
Meryl Curtat
Action Against Hunger, Afghanistan
A mother walks away from her home with the help of a cane. Her daughter crouches behind her.
Sandra Calligaro
Action Against Hunger, Afghanistan
Mahnaz holds her youngest daughter, 13-month-old Maimana, in their home in Duykondi Province, Afghanistan. Action Against Hunger works in this area to manage feeding programs and provide mobile health and nutrition support.
Ghulam Reza Nazari
Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)

"We do not have enough food...Pregnant women here face the risk of death, and they face many other risks. They do a lot of work, and they have no choice because there is no one else to work. In the future, I hope my children grow up, study, and help people."”

— Nadia, Afghan mother

Afghanistan: Voices of Mothers

In Daykundi province, Afghanistan, our ten mobile clinics and two therapeutic feeding units travel to hard-to-reach communities to provide lifesaving nutrition and health services.

We support people displaced from their homes by drought, earthquakes, or conflict with cash transfers, helping them to buy what they need to survive.

Over the long term, we aim to provide sustainable support by helping communities learn to prevent, identify, and reduce hunger.

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