Afghanistan, Feb. 19 -- The World Food Programme warns that funding cuts are deepening Afghanistan's malnutrition crisis, putting four million children at serious risk.
John Aylieff, head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan, warned that devastating aid reductions are threatening the lives of four million children.
Speaking to the Associated Press, he said the agency is now forced to turn away three out of every four people due to severe funding shortages.
Of the 17.4 million Afghans facing acute hunger, the WFP can currently assist only two million, often with reduced food rations.
Aylieff described the situation as unprecedented, saying he had never witnessed such extreme humanitarian constraints in over 30 years of service.
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