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A girl carries jerry-cans filled with clean water back to her home. Credit: Isabelle Eshragi, Agence Vu
Map of Afghanistan.
Global Hunger Index 
No Data
Population 
30 million
Malnutrition in Children under 5 Years Old 
32.9% in 2004
Beneficiaries 
118,224 in 2011

Recent News

The (Earth) Science of Saving Lives: Trayle Kulshan on Why She Loves Working with Water November 18, 2008 Impact   Interviews
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Coordinator Trayle Kulshan works with Action Against Hunger in Kenya where she oversees the extension of water and sanitation improvements to vulnerable populations in the region. The problems Trayle works on in Kenya include protecting water points from contamination, constructing fresh-water wells, and installing water-filtration systems....  Read
Breaking News: Abducted Action Against Hunger Staff Released in Afghanistan August 2, 2008 Breaking News   Staff Members
The international relief and development organization Action Against Hunger / ACF-USA was relieved to learn this morning of the liberation of its two staff members who were kidnapped on July 17th in Afghanistan. Our colleagues are apparently healthy. Preparations are underway to expedite their return home to France. Action against Hunger would like to thank the Afghan and French authorities for their involvement and support....  Read
Afghan Kidnapping: ACF Staff Abducted at Gunpoint July 18, 2008 Breaking News   Staff Members
Two humanitarian aid workers for Action Against Hunger / ACF-USA were abducted Friday, July 18th at 1AM (local time). The kidnapping took place in the compound where the ACF team was sleeping. According to ACF knowledge, the two expatriates are alive....  Read
Action Against Hunger Calls for a Global Fund to Fight Hunger and Malnutrition April 9, 2008 Advocacy
The phenomenon of rising food prices is witnessed by Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF) in many countries in which it operates (Haiti, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, ...  Read
Afghanistan, 5 Years Later: Between Insecurity and Drought November 9, 2006 Breaking News
As a serious drought tightens its grip on the country, Afghanistan and the international community are “celebrating” the fifth anniversary of the fall of the Talibans. Much like the situation five years ago, Afghans are surviving rather than living and exasperation and fatalism are high....  Read

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