KABUL (Pajhwok): The World Food Program (WFP) says 8.7 million people in Afghanistan are facing famine and nearly 23 million more are starving, but the organization plans to assist 23 million Afghans next year.
The remarks were made today in Kabul by Mary Ellen, WFP's Afghanistan director. She said that during the last one month, while visiting different parts of Afghanistan, she had witnessed severe conditions of hunger and malnutrition.
"The current situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating due to the drought, economic sanctions imposed on the country and past wars," Allen said.
According to her, currently 22.8 . . .
