16mln Afghan in urgent need of aid to cope with food insecurity: OCHA

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KABUL: In Afghanistan, about sixteen million people are in urgent need of aid to cope with food insecurity.

The Kabul-based Office for Coordination of the Humanitarian Aids said in a statement today that over the past five years, the food security situation in the war-torn country has been deteriorated.

According to OCHA, the economic and social conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic have also exacerbated protection risks for vulnerable families.

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