Kabul, May 14 (SANA) The World Food Programme (WFP) cannot reach an extra one million children at risk of malnutrition in Afghanistan due to intensifying regional wars, soaring transport costs, and crippled supply chains, Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau said.
In a Thursday interview with AFP in Kabul, Skau stated: “I think the world agrees on at least one thing: children should not die of hunger.” He warned of shrinking donations and ballooning humanitarian expenses, explaining that “supply chain problems, both in costs and timelines, have blocked aid expansion.” The situation has deteriorated further this year, he added.
Skau noted that thousands of tons of aid for Afghan schoolchildren faced months-long delays as a result of the fallout from the U.S.-Israeli-Iranian war, driving up costs. Fundraising for the poorest remains a major challenge
Afghanistan grapples with skyrocketing food and fuel prices, plus severe logistics breakdowns from border clashes with Pakistan since February 26, which triggered an eight-month near-total frontier shutdown. Earthquakes, climate disasters, and the return of millions of refugees from neighboring states have pushed malnutrition to unprecedented peaks.
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