Food

The World Bank (WB) has said that Afghanistan is grappling with severe food insecurity, with nearly one-third of the population affected.

The rates of essential items sky rocketed in the post-regime change and Afghani badly depreciated but later Afghani regained its value by 45.5 percent while the rates of essential items declined 30 percent and fuel by 49 percent, Pajhwok Afghan News findings show.

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Expired and low quality medicines and food items weighting 60 tons were set alight in this capital city of western Herat province,

The use of plastic bags is equally harmful for human health, agriculture and environment. Afghanistan needs to take its cue from the  countries that have restricted the use of these bags.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Nearly 7,880 vulnerable people in northern Jawzjan and eastern Laghman and Nangarhar provinces have been distributed food items and winter clothes, officials .

KABUL (Pajhwok): The National Food and Drug Authority (NFDA) collected and destroyed about 835 tons of poor quality food items and medicines across the country

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Government officials, businessmen, civil society activists and common people every day distribute ready to eat food among refugees who have returned from Pakistan

At least 2,500 needy families received food aid in central Daikundi province, the Rural Rehabilitation and Development department said on Sunday.

Nearly 700 less fortunate families in the Alingar district of eastern Laghman province have been distributed food assistance, according to a local official on Thursday.

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): The Rural Rehabilitation and Development Department of northern Takhar province says that 4,090 people have been recruited in the Work for Food .

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Local officials in northwestern Faryab province have announced the launch of a ‘Work for Food’ program that would be implemented in three phases

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Public health officials in northern Takhar province say 2.5 tons of expired food products collected from shops in Taloqan city, the provincial .