Afghanistan, June 15 -- Malnutrition has worsened across much of Afghanistan, with conditions deteriorating in 26 provinces compared with 2025, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday.
In a new report, OCHA described the country's nutritional situation in 2026 as increasingly alarming, warning that rates of malnutrition have risen in multiple regions and are placing additional strain on already fragile health services.
According to the report, 12 provinces; Helmand, Daikundi, Zabul, Baghlan, Uruzgan, Paktika, Nuristan, Sar-e-Pul, Ghor, Kandahar, Faryab and Logar are facing critical levels of malnutrition.
OCHA said nearly 40% of infants under six months of age suffering from severe acu...