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According to a famine warning group, Afghanistan will reach crisis levels of acute food insecurity between October and January. Though the United Nations's World Food Program will provide food aid to 15 million Afghans per month until next March, the Taliban will likely remain involved in aid distribution.
Washington Examiner: Desperation among Afghans from all walks of life is again on the rise. Prices continue to spike, donor fatigue has hit nongovernmental organizations hard, and Taliban rulings affect economic participation. Leslie Merriman has been distributing food packages to Afghan special immigrant visa applicants since September. At her latest food drop, delivery personnel were swarmed by hordes of hungry Afghans.
Desperation among Afghans from all walks of life is again on the rise. Prices continue to spike, donor fatigue has hit nongovernmental organizations hard, and Taliban rulings affect economic participation.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has dramatically increased food prices in Afghanistan and hindered efforts to raise funds for struggling Afghans. Recent estimates from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification predict further devastation in the coming months. “Due to lack of funding,” the IPC estimates the percentage of Afghans receiving a two-thirds daily ration of humanitarian aid will drop from 38% to 8% between June and November 2022.