The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that the organization’s air services in Afghanistan may be halted due to a severe budget shortfall.
The UN-affiliated humanitarian agency stated today (Sunday, April 27) in a message on the social media platform X that continued airlift operations to remote areas of Afghanistan in 2025 require an immediate funding of $10.5 million.
In its message, the WFP explained that in the past, when roads were blocked due to conflicts or natural disasters, humanitarian aid was delivered by air, enabling aid workers to access difficult-to-reach areas of Afghanistan. However, the significant reduction in funding now poses a serious threat to the continuation of air-based assistance.
According to United Nations statistics, 22.9 million people in Afghanistan are in need of urgent humanitarian aid this year, with 16.8 million considered to be the priority recipients. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has requested a budget of $2.42 billion to meet these needs.
This warning comes at a time when the United States, previously Afghanistan’s largest financial supporter, has cut its aid to Afghanistan and other poor countries following the election of Donald Trump.
As a result of these aid cuts, many humanitarian organizations have either ceased their operations or severely limited their activities in Afghanistan.
