UN Food Agency Warns , Malnutrition Rates in Afghanistan , Have Reached Record High.br The United Nation's World Food Program (WFP) br made the announcement on January 26.br 'The Independent' reports that br half of the country has endured br severe hunger throughout the year. .br Half of Afghanistan endures severe br hunger throughout the year, regardless br of the season, and malnutrition rates br are at a record high for Afghanistan, Phillipe Kropf, Spokesman for the U.N. food br agency in Kabul, via 'The Independent'.br There are seven million children br (under the age of 5) and mothers br who are malnourished, in a country br with a population of 40 million, Phillipe Kropf, Spokesman for the U.N. food br agency in Kabul, via 'The Independent'.br In August 2021, the Taliban takeover br resulted in millions of people falling into br poverty and hunger after foreign aid was cut off. .br In response to the situation, the WFP boosted its br delivery and distribution to reach 15 million with br emergency food assistance and nutrition support.br Other aid agencies are also providing food, br education and healthcare, but distribution has beenbr severely impacted by a Taliban ban on women working. .br The ban has come at the worst br possible moment. Families and br communities don’t know where br their next meal is coming from, Phillipe Kropf, Spokesman for the U.N. food br agency in Kabul, via 'The Independent'.br 'The Independent' reports that the ban was put in place br alongside a number of other measures which restrict br the rights and freedoms of women in Afghanistan.