Afghanistan is facing the COVID19 pandemic with a fractured and impoverished healthcare system. Afghanistan has endured decades of war which has left millions of Afghans in dire situation. In the country's very limited testing facilities and fragile health system, COVID-19 is gradually taking its grip which poses a major challenge to more than half of the population living under the poverty line. As cases of corona-virus spread, the government have introduced forcible lock-down across the country which simply means millions of poor Afghans losing their daily earning and thus unable to provide for their families.

The lock-down have led to a perfect storm of hunger leaving hundreds of thousands of families in desperate need of food, for many Afghans the hunger caused by lock-down restrictions is a bigger threat than the virus itself. Adding to the challenges, the prices of wheat, flour and oil in the markets have risen by up to 23% in the last couple of weeks as demand outstripped supply.

According to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), there are now 3392 confirmed cases and 104 deaths in Afghanistan (as of 06/05/2020). However, the true numbers are believed to be higher due to the unreported cases from isolated areas.

World cricket star Mohammad Nabi and his foundation (Mohammad Nabi Foundation MNF) have been at the front line to reach out to the poor during the COVID19 chaos. MNF launches this online appeal to raise funds from across the globe to extend it's reach to even more needy families affected by the COVID19 and the restrictions being put in place due to the virus. The funds will be used to provide food packages to the poor and daily wage workers who are stranded at their homes.

We are currently delivering essential food supplies to the disadvantaged in different provinces throughout the country. We have successfully distributed food packages in the capital Kabul, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhad and several other provinces. Our recipients were mainly depended breadwinners and laborers who had very little to go through this tough time. MNF needs your support to extend it's reach to a wider community and give a helping hand to those in need.