Aid workers warn of deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
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Non-governmental humanitarian organisations say that Afghanistan is facing the world's largest humanitarian crisis and call on the international community not to forget the people on the ground.
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    However, insufficient funding is the biggest obstacle to sustaining and expanding the humanitarian response, putting parts of the population in need of support at risk.

    The non-governmental organisation helps people affected by humanitarian crises, including the climate crisis, to survive, recover and rebuild their lives.

    The IRC report on Afghanistan indicates that the country has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the world, affecting nearly 3.2 million children and 840,000 pregnant and lactating mothers.

    Salma Ben Aissa, International Rescue Committee (IRC), told Euronews:"In fact, the need for humanitarian assistance in terms of the number of poor people in need has always existed.

    IRC works in many villages in 12 provinces in Afghanistan and also supports Afghan refugees in neighbouring countries, including those who have resettled in the United States.

    According to Neil Turner, director of the Norwegian Refugee Council in Afghanistan, funding remains one of the key barriers to administrating aid:

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