{
  "id": 18641093,
  "title": "Concern about winter: Hunger in Afghanistan: \"Fear is coming into our house\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/sorge-vor-winter-hunger-in-afghanistan-die-angst-kommt-in-unser-haus",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-07T05:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/sorge-vor-winter-hunger-in-afghanistan-die-angst-kommt-in-unser-haus/100268054.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The United Nations is warning of a worsening hunger crisis in Afghanistan as winter approaches. Over 1.2 million people have returned to the country from neighboring Pakistan and Iran this year, adding to the 4 million who have returned since the Taliban took power in 2021. Many Afghans, including Imran Ullah who was deported from Pakistan, are struggling to find work and afford basic necessities like food, with a third of the population already experiencing acute food insecurity. The World Food Programme reports that food prices, including staples like rice, flour, and potatoes, have risen sharply, making it difficult for people to afford meals, with unskilled laborers earning only around 4 euros per day.",
  "summary": "The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has been tense for years. Now the United Nations are warning of a worsening hunger crisis in the winter. What do people in Kabul report?",
  "key_points": [
    "UN warns of looming winter hunger crisis in Afghanistan",
    "Millions of Afghan refugees return amid tensions with Pakistan",
    "International aid funds decline as Taliban's women's rights treatment concerns Western governments"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The convergence of geopolitical tensions, rising food costs, and declining international aid transforms a seasonal hardship into a systemic threat to the survival of millions of Afghan citizens.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}