The lack of food and emergency aid is worsening an already far-reaching crisis in the country.
Malnutrition is most prevalent among children aged one to two, and the number of children seeking care has skyrocketed, says John Aylieff, Afghanistan director at the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
Too many of them arrive too late to be saved, he says.
According to Aylieff, this year WFP only has the funds to feed one in seven acutely malnourished women and children.
Drastic cuts in aid, disruptions to trade, forced deportations of Afghans from neighbouring countries, and natural and climate disasters are cited as some of the reasons for the increased malnutrition among the population.
The country has been ruled for three years by the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban regime.
