Officials at Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul report an increase in child malnutrition over the past two months, saying that three out of every ten children brought to the hospital are admitted due to severe malnutrition.

Mansoor, a physician at Indira Gandhi Hospital, said: "In the past two months, the number of malnutrition cases has increased. Every day, between 10 to 12 children suffering from malnutrition are brought here. Those in critical condition are admitted, while others who could be treated in local health centers are discharged due to lack of space and shortage of medicines for malnutrition."

Another doctor, Pasarly Abdul Rahman, said: "Children born into poor families are more likely to suffer from malnutrition because they lack access to nutritious food and proper care."

Parents of hospitalized children hope for their recovery and call on the Islamic Emirate for assistance.