An 18-month-old Afghan child is treated for malnourishment in Paktya, Afghanistan. Child malnutrition has long been a problem in Afghanistan, but data collected by UNICEF shows a massive surge in the number of children with severe acute malnutrition admitted to hospitals, from 2,407 in August 2021, to 4,214 in December 2021.

First published in the March 17, 2022, 7:37 a.m. edition

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