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Almost 10 million people are hungry in Afghanistan as the country sees its sharpest-ever surge in child malnutrition. Every one in three children is stunted. And, one the most dangerous places to give birth has become even more treacherous.

When hunger spikes, it’s women and girls who eat last and least. Along with hunger, they face increases in violence, pregnancy complications, exploitation, and the loss of opportunity.

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Mothers and their children waiting for health services outside of a UNFPA clinic

In Afghanistan, girls aren’t just going hungry. They’re being shut out of their futures.

Afghanistan is the only country in the world that bans women and girls from receiving a general education. Since 2021, nearly 1.5 million girls have been prohibited from attending school beyond sixth grade.

One girl, who had been a sophomore in high school, shared with CNN reporters, “I wanted to be a doctor in the future. But when the Taliban came to Afghanistan, all the doors of schools were closed.”

“My mom was never educated… But what is the difference between me and my mum now? I have an education, but we are both at home.”

With donor support, UNFPA works to keep girls in school by empowering them with information and resources about their bodies, including access to family planning and menstrual products and advocating for an end to the harmful practices of child marriage and female genital mutilation.

With education pushed even further out of reach, our work to keep girls healthy and safe is more critical now than ever. Please, will you make a gift today to power lifesaving care and education sessions for girls in Afghanistan and around the world? [[link removed]]

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Mother and her newborn at a UNFPA clinic in Afghanistan

Today, one woman needlessly dies from pregnancy and childbirth complications every two hours in Afghanistan. Nearly all of these deaths can be prevented by training and deploying more midwives.

But with girls forced out of the education system, this lifeline for all Afghan women and girls is fading more and more each day.

Right now, we are operating 385 family health houses , which are staffed by community midwives to support safe births in remote communities. We also operate 89 mobile health clinics to screen mothers, pregnant women, and children for malnutrition and provide maternal health services and primary care.

Your support is needed to keep these vital clinics open. You can help ensure women and girls continue to have access to lifesaving sexual and reproductive healthcare, even after emergencies like the devastating earthquakes in 2023, the increasingly restrictive situations women and girls find themselves in, and this latest hunger crisis.

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