Crisis in Afghanistan: Hospital overwhelmed by starving children
In a regional hospital in Afghanistan, heartbreaking scenes of severe malnutrition paint a grim picture.
A BBC report mentions Amina, who has lost six children and struggles to save her last in a hospital in Jalalabad in eastern Nangarhar province.
Seven-month-old Bibi Hajira, as small as a newborn, is a poignant symbol of a broader crisis affecting 3.2 million Afghan children.
These children, ravaged by decades of war and poverty, are often left in dire conditions, sharing beds and enduring silent suffering.
The hospital, overwhelmed with 18 toddlers in just seven beds, can barely keep up.
This situation is not a temporary surge but a continuous reality, with many children like 3-year-old Sana and Ilham showing signs of severe distress and malnutrition.
The lack of resources illustrates the dire need for urgent intervention.
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