NEW DELHI -- The deepening humanitarian emergency in Afghanistan is spurring archrivals India and Pakistan toward rare cooperation, centered on a large shipment of wheat New Delhi aims to send to the impoverished country.
The combination of conflict, drought and pandemic pressures has Afghanistan facing a financial collapse and a major food crisis. As many as "22.8 million Afghans are food insecure, which means almost 10 million people are a step away from starvation," said Babar Baloch, global spokesperson for the UNHCR. "According to the figures, more than 2 million Afghan children are at risk of dying due to malnutrition if they do not receive support in time."
