The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on World Food Day that tens of thousands of people in western Afghanistan who were affected by the earthquake are in need of aid and food.
According to Kabul 24; Ocha Rooz (Monday, 24 Mizan) wrote on his user page on X that the World Food Day has arrived while several earthquakes have recently shaken western Afghanistan.
According to Ocha, more than 43,335 people in the west of the country were affected by the earthquake.
The office added that aid agencies are providing mixed food and nutritional supplements throughout the affected areas.
Monday is World Food Day.
On the occasion of this day, the World Food Program wrote on its X user page: “On World Food Day, we remind the world that in Afghanistan, 15 million people do not know where their next meal will come from.” It means 1/3 of the population.”
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This organization added that the earthquake in Herat is another disaster in addition to a serious humanitarian crisis.
The World Food Program added that “Afghans need urgent support”.
Afghanistan is one of the countries with the highest level of food insecurity in the world. Poverty and hunger have spread in the country after the rule of the Taliban.
On the other hand, aid organizations in Afghanistan are also facing a lack of funds.
Meanwhile, last week, on the eve of the cold season, a devastating earthquake shook the west of the country. This incident in Herat has killed more than two thousand people and left extensive destruction
