WFP delivers lifesaving assistance to families caught in conflict in Afghanistan

The World Food Programme is mounting an emergency humanitarian response for over 20,000 displaced families in Afghanistan caught between escalating conflict along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the broader regional conflict involving Iran. Trade route disruptions via both Pakistan and Iran are driving up food prices and threatening supply chains, with WFP activating alternative corridors including the Lapis Lazuli route through Central Asia. With 17.4 million Afghans requiring urgent food a