Afghanistan: Alarming increase in admissions of severely malnourished children in south

Country: Afghanistan Source: Médecins Sans Frontières MSF calls for urgent funding and resources to support critical needs. Kabul, Afghanistan, 25 June 2026 - Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) has witnessed an alarming increase in the number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition with medical complications requiring lifesaving treatment in its therapeutic feeding centres in southern Afghanistan. “Children are reaching us far too late in the process, and they of