KABUL, 15 January 2022, (TON): According to a media report “World Food Director for Afghanistan Ellen McGroarty has warned of ‘Tsunami of hunger’ in Afghanistan due to the shortage of funds.”

She said “funds needed to keep the supply of food intact as country teeters on the edge of economic run with more than half of the population struggling to eat this winter.”

In an interview with The Associated Press, WFP leader in Afghanistan Mary-Ellen McGroarty urged the international community to put humanitarian necessity above political discussions and avoid disaster by making sure that billions in aid keep reaching the Taliban-run country.

According to the UN humanitarian organization, 22.8 million people face acute food shortages, including 8.7 million close to starvation.

McGroarty during a stop in Brussels said “we don’t have enough money going into 2022.”

“What we call all the humanitarian sector in Afghanistan needs 4.4 four billion dollars for the next 12 months to mount a comprehensive response. And for WFP, we need 2.6 billion to do the minimum we need to be doing in 2022.”

McGroarty said she recently met with old farmers during a trip to the northeastern province of Badakhshan, who told her they have never been confronted to such an ordeal despite the experience of living through 19 governments.