Over 10.7 Million Afghan Women and Girls Need Humanitarian Aid, UN Warns

Afghanistan, July 14 -- More than 10.7 million women and girls in Afghanistan require humanitarian assistance, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday, warning that worsening food insecurity, a collapsing health system and restrictions on women's rights are driving one of the country's most severe humanitarian crises.

More than 10.7 million women and girls across Afghanistan are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday, warning that women remain among those hardest hit by the country's deepening humanitarian crisis.

In a statement posted on X on July 14, OCHA said Afghan women and girls cont...