‘Countdown to catastrophe’: half of Afghans face hunger this winter – UN

An economic crisis aggravated by conflict and drought have caused a collapse in food security since the Taliban takeover

More than half of Afghanistan's population is facing acute hunger as the country has been thrown into one of the world's largest food crises.

Almost 23 million Afghans will be hungry due to conflict, drought and an economic downturn that is severely affecting livelihoods and people's access to food as a harsh winter looms, the UN has warned; an increase of nearly 35% compared with last year.