Afghanistan Hunger Crisis Gets Worse in Cold Winter

Cold weather, reduced aid, and forced returns from neighboring countries deepen food shortages across Afghanistan.

Life has become very hard for many families in Afghanistan. Cold winter weather, less help from aid groups, and people being sent back from other countries have made hunger worse. Many families do not have enough food, warm clothes, or a safe home.

Near Kabul, a man named Samiullah lives in a small tent with his wife, children, and a baby. Their tent has only one light bulb. Every day, they eat dry bread and tea, and sometimes this is their only meal. Samiullah says life is getting worse each day, and they feel very tired and hopeless.

Samiullah and his family were living in Iran before. One day, police came, arrested them, and sent them back to Afghanistan. They could not bring their money or belongings. Now, they live in a tent made with stones and broken things. They do not have work or enough food to live.

The World Food Programme (WFP) says about 17 million people in Afghanistan are very hungry. Many people were working in Iran and Pakistan and sending money home. Now, after being sent back, they have no jobs. This has made life even harder.

More than 2.5 million Afghans have been sent back from Iran and Pakistan. Because of this, the population has grown, but jobs have become fewer. Aid groups say winter has stopped work, and families have no income.

Aid groups also say they have less money now. Many countries have reduced help, so food and medicine are not enough. Doctors say more children are becoming thin and sick. In 2026, even more children may suffer from hunger.

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In hospitals and clinics, mothers wait with sick children. Doctors say the number of patients has doubled. Some children get better with medicine, but later lose weight again because there is not enough food at home.

As night comes and the weather gets colder, families try to stay warm with firewood. Children cry and say they are freezing. Parents hug them and say everything will be okay, even when they know life is very hard.

Samiullah says when he worked in Iran, he could give his children full meals. Now, in Afghanistan, there is no work, no food, and no hope. Families are trying to survive one day at a time.

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