Afghan children News

Under the Taliban`s previous regime, thousands of Afghans under the age of 18 were enrolled in terrorist groups, the recruitment process forced than voluntary.

According to UNICEF, due to a lack of access to basic needs, many children are malnourished they must lie in hospital beds. Displaced families said that they do not have sufficient funds to feed their children, reported Tolo News.

Afghan children ‘at greater risk than ever’owing to the acute malnutrition crisis. The children had to pay a heavy price as a result of the increased conflict and insecurity of recent times. Around 300,000 youngsters were forced to flee their homes. More than four million children were cut off from schools due to this. Regional Director for UNICEF, George Laryea-Adjei has raised his concern on the issue.

The world "cannot abandon Afghan children now” when their needs are greater than ever before, said Regional Director for UNICEF South Asia. As per UNICEF, if the current trend continues over 1 million under-fives in Afghanistan will face severe acute malnutrition.

4.2 million children, including 2.2 million girls, are out of school. Afghanistan was a poor country, reliant on international aid, even before the Taliban took over earlier this month. UNICEF hopes to provide aid in areas that were unreachable because of the ongoing war.

Using a toilet and washing your hands is literally a matter of life or death and deaths from diarrhoea are particularly tragic because in most cases they can be easily avoided

India has decided to grant $5 million to the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) for the treatment of Afghan children suffering from congenital heart disease, the Indian embassy said here on Monday.