According to the United Nations, the number of Afghans experiencing acute food insecurity is expected to rise to 19.2 million during the winter lean season from November through April. Of these, five million are projected to face emergency levels of hunger—a condition the UN describes as one step away from famine, said Olga Cherevko, the OCHA spokesperson for Afghanistan, at a press briefing in Geneva.
- Five million people are projected to encounter emergency‑level hunger.
- The situation is regarded as one step away from famine.
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