An estimated 9.5 million people in Afghanistan (21 percent of the population) are classified in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse) between May and October 2025. This includes 1.6 million people (4 percent of the total population) classified in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) and around 7.93 million people (17 percent of the total population) classified in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis). This is a significant improvement compared to the current period (March to April 2025), when an estimated 12.6 million people (27 percent of the total population) faced high levels of acute food insecurity. Various factors including significant humanitarian food assistance and emergency agriculture support, recent economic growth, and significantly reduced conflict have contributed to the improved food security situation. However, climate-related, social and economic risks, in addition to the recent funding cuts of 40 percent to the food security humanitarian response in Afghanistan, threaten these gains and pose a significant risk to the most vulnerable households.

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