January 16, 2026
Afghan mothers seek help from hospital for malnourished children
Afghan women with their children sit in the malnutrition ward of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) at a hospital in Herat, Afghanistan on January 8, 2026. — AFP HERAT: Najiba, 24, keeps an eye on her baby, Artiya, one of the estimated four million children at risk of dying of malnutrition this year in Afghanistan. After suffering a bout of pneumonia at the age of three months, Artiya’s condition worsened and his parents went from hospital to hospital trying to find help. “I wasn’t getting proper rest or good food,” affecting her ability to produce breast milk, Najiba said at the












