Doctors say these deaths are not due to a lack of treatment knowledge but a collapse in access to basic.

The report also documented 230 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The crisis is particularly severe in northern, western, and northeastern Afghanistan, where more than a third of health centers have.

In its latest report, the medical humanitarian organization said that in the first eight weeks of 2025 alone, 4,799 suspected.

Doctors warn that maternal nutrition is critical for infants' health, but hunger is widespread.

The organization warned that 18 of its supported health centers in Afghanistan have already shut down.

The report, released by UNICEF, found that the number of Afghan districts classified at Level 4—the second-most severe category for.

The official, Sayed Osman Hamidi, was taken into custody by Taliban security forces amid allegations of financial misconduct and abuse.

The campaign seeks to curb the spread of polio, a disease that continues to threaten children, particularly in the country’s.

Afghanistan recorded six polio cases in 2023, but that number has jumped to 25 so far in 2024. Kandahar has.