AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAfghanistan Child Rights: Afghanistan was ranked last (194th) in the KidsRights Index 2026, with children facing major gaps in education, protection, healthcare, poverty and humanitarian conditions. Severe Malnutrition: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reports a sharp rise in severe acute malnutrition in southern Afghanistan—more than 30% higher admissions from January to April than the average of the past three years—linked to worsening food insecurity, drought, and funding cuts that suspended hundreds of health facilities. Drug Control & Livelihoods: UNODC marked International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking by reaffirming support for Afghanistan’s prevention, treatment and recovery work, and for sustainable livelihoods after farmers shift away from opium poppy. Counterfeit Agrochemicals: Afghan authorities in Nangarhar uncovered a fake agricultural chemicals factory, seizing about 3,500 cartons and arresting three suspects, warning that counterfeit inputs can damage crops, soil and food safety. Poppy-to-Farm Shift: A report from Logar highlights farmers replacing poppy with wheat and potatoes after the nationwide poppy ban, citing steadier income and less harm to land and people.
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