Drought, earthquake and security displacement, rising food prices and a declining economy are putting unimaginable pressure on Afghan families.
 
“People in many parts of Afghanistan are resorting to extreme measures just to put food on the table – they’re selling the few assets they have, making tough choices about which family members miss out on meals and some are even marrying their daughters off at a young age just so there is one less mouth to feed.,” said Victor Moses, CARE Afghanistan's Country Director.

The looming, severe Afghan winter is also of great concern. Without the needed donor funding and sufficient time for supplies to reach remote areas before the heavy snowfall blocks access, communities will be facing catastrophic food shortages and insufficient protection from the elements.

Zainab, 45, told us about the agonizing choices she has had to make.

“Recently the food prices have risen sharply over the past year, and we have nothing to eat. Due to this challenging situation, with no other option at hand, we had to marry our 16-year-old daughter to a man who also has another wife. She cried every week, but said she knew that she was being married to save the lives of the other family members. This demolished the future of our daughter. We don’t have an option for solving these problems. If the situation continues in such a way, in the future, we will be forced to marry our 10-year-old daughter because we have no other option.”

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