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Food security under pressure: Impacts of the Middle East Crisis and Pakistan Conflict on Afghanistan (June 2026)
By World Food Programme at ReliefWeb
· June 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan . Executive summary Afghanistan is facing multiple overlapping shocks. Large-scale returns are straining labour markets, border closures with Pakistan have disrupted trade routes, and the Middle East crisis has pushed up fuel, food and fertilizer prices for an alread
Key takeaway Between October 2025 and April 2026, the cost of the food basket rose by 10 percent while the proportion of households with acceptable food consumption fell from 28 percent to 20 percent.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 26, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan . Executive summary Afghanistan is facing multiple overlapping shocks. Large-scale returns are straining labour markets, border closures with Pakistan have disrupted trade routes, and the Middle East crisis has pushed up fuel, food and fertilizer prices for an alread
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