A baker inspects fresh naan at a NATO training facility in Afghanistan prior to the U.S. withdrawal. Since then, stale naan bread has become the only affordable food item at markets as the country reels from an economic collapse. One in three Afghans are hungry, and 2 million children are malnourished, according to UNICEF. As the country faces drought, pandemic and conflict, food insecurity will worsen.

First published in the June 17, 2022, 6:56 p.m. edition

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