Afghanistan: Withdrawal of Food Aid Harms Peace Efforts

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced this week it’s been forced to cut food aid to millions of impoverished Afghans.

So while much focus has been on the U.S. withdrawal of troops, what is now occurring is a withdrawal of food aid to a hungry and malnourished population.

Children will be forced to go without meals they receive at school. Food for Work and Food for Training projects, which Afghanistan needs to rebuild, will be stopped. The cuts impact about half of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces.

Read the full article at Blogcritics Magazine

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