UNICEF announces €2 million French aid for earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan

UNICEF announces French-funded program delivering food and nutrition support to thousands of earthquake-affected families across eastern Afghanistan.

UNICEF announced a joint project with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and France to support families affected by recent earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan.

Funded by two million euros from France, the program aims to boost food production, improve nutrition access, and reduce malnutrition among vulnerable communities.

The initiative will directly assist more than 51,000 people in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, where many families lost livelihoods and face severe food insecurity.

UNICEF said assistance will focus on districts where productive assets were damaged, leaving families struggling to secure enough food after the disasters.

The agency added that nearly 190,000 additional people may benefit indirectly as food systems and essential services improve across affected communities.

Aid agencies warn Afghanistan faces a deepening humanitarian crisis as large numbers of Afghan refugees are forcibly deported from Pakistan and Iran, increasing pressure on already vulnerable communities.

Returning families often arrive with limited resources, worsening unemployment, food shortages, and humanitarian needs in regions already struggling with disaster impacts and economic hardship.

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