Afghanistan, Aug. 8 -- Malnutrition is increasing in 53 percent of surveyed areas across Afghanistan, with reported cases doubling over the past three months in 44 percent of those areas, according to a new assessment by REACH, supported by the United Nations.
The assessment, conducted from May 10 to June 7 across 401 districts and based on information from 12,854 key informants, found that rising food prices, economic hardship, climate shocks and declining humanitarian assistance are worsening food insecurity and increasing pressure on vulnerable households.
The sharpest increases in reported malnutrition were recorded in Panjshir, Faryab and Laghman, at 89 percent, 85 percent and 83 percent respectively.
The assessment estimated that 2...