 | Third tranche of 2000 MT wheat leaves India for AfghanistanThe first tranche of 2,500 MT was sent on February 22 and earlier this month, India dispatched the second shipment of 2,000 MT of wheat to Afghanistan. |
 | Discussion underway with India over humanitarian food assistance for Afghanistan: UN's WFPTalking about the extent and nature of the food crisis in Afghanistan, Garzon said families' access to food has been severely impeded by several compounding factors. |
 | One in three Afghans at risk of severe or acute hunger: World Food ProgrammeThe war-torn country is facing its second severe drought in three years, on top of the fighting and displacement of people, said WFP representative and country director Mary-Ellen McGroarty. |
