The United Nations World Food Programme announced on Sunday that it is providing urgent food assistance to some 20,000 Afghan families displaced by the conflict with Pakistan, warning that continued instability could push millions of people into a deeper hunger crisis. The programme has already begun distributing emergency food aid, including fortified biscuits and food rations for two months, as well as cash assistance to the most vulnerable families. A World Food Programme representative in Afghanistan, John Elieff, stated that the country is facing consecutive crises, as many families, already suffering from poverty and malnutrition, now find themselves on the front lines. Thousands of Afghans in border areas with Pakistan have been forced to...
