Skip linksSkip to Contentplay Live Sign upShow navigation menuNavigation menuNewsShow more news sectionsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoMoreShow more sectionsFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Contentplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upToggle PlayDeadliest form of child malnutrition has reached critical levels in AfghanistanNewsFeedDeadliest form of malnutrition has reached critical levels in AfghanistanChild wasting, the deadliest form of malnutrition, has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces. The WFP says aid shortages and the current US-Iran war have forced the organisation to scale back operations, leaving it able to reach just one in seven women and children in need.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoMore from the same showFire engulfs earthquake housing site in TurkiyeVideo Duration 00 minutes 31 seconds play-arrow00:31WHO chief: Ebola outbreak in DRC spreading at ‘unprecedented rate’Video Duration 01 minutes 37 seconds play-arrow01:37Israeli settler charged over Palestinian activist’s killingVideo Duration 01 minutes 40 seconds play-arrow01:40Deadly explosion on minibus near DamascusVideo Duration 00 minutes 32 seconds play-arrow00:32Sudan war threatens ancient Meroe pyramidsVideo Duration 01 minutes 45 seconds play-arrow01:45The biggest AI bill for parents yet?Video Duration 02 minutes 36 seconds play-arrow02:36Women expose rape as a weapon of war in SudanVideo Duration 01 minutes 58 seconds play-arrow01:58AboutAboutShow moreAbout UsCode of EthicsTerms and ConditionsEU/EEA Regulatory NoticePrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyCookie PreferencesAccessibility StatementSitemapWork for usConnectConnectShow moreContact UsUser Accounts HelpAdvertise with usStay ConnectedNewslettersChannel FinderTV SchedulePodcastsSubmit a TipPaid Partner ContentOur ChannelsOur ChannelsShow moreAl Jazeera ArabicAl Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Investigative UnitAl Jazeera MubasherAl Jazeera DocumentaryAl Jazeera BalkansAJ+Our NetworkOur NetworkShow moreAl Jazeera Centre for StudiesAl Jazeera Media InstituteLearn ArabicAl Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human RightsAl Jazeera ForumAl Jazeera Hotel PartnersFollow Al Jazeera English:facebook-f-darktwitteryoutube-whiteinstagram-whiterss-white© 2026 Al Jazeera Media Network
