UNICEF is concerned about the growing number of malnourished children in Afghanistan

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says there is a potential increase in the number of malnourished children in Afghanistan.

The agency said in a statement that 1.1 million children in Afghanistan are at high risk of death this year.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Health has expressed concern about the increase in children with malnutrition in the country.

“Since the beginning of 2022, more than 759,000 children have been malnourished, of which 183,000 have been severely malnourished and about 573,000 have been diagnosed with moderate to severe malnutrition,” Javid Hajir, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health, told.

Meanwhile, poverty, unemployment and the economic crisis in the country have caused the majority of families to lose the ability to buy food raw materials.