The UN estimates that at least 1.4 million people will become acutely food insecure.
Photo Gallery: Severe Drought Grips Afghanistan
![An old man from Badghis displaced due by drought](https://gdb.rferl.org/3564f6c2-f030-4313-8ed6-5a711a9fb3e7_w1024_q10_s.png)
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An old man from Badghis displaced due by drought
![A displaced family in Dasht-e Shaidayee on the outskirts of the western Afghan city of Herat](https://gdb.rferl.org/935ad974-e3df-435a-9090-a1a453c44eb4_w1024_q10_s.png)
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A displaced family in Dasht-e Shaidayee on the outskirts of the western Afghan city of Herat
![Internally displaced persons mainly from Badghis, Faryab, and Ghor provinces live in tents in Dasht-e Shaidayee](https://gdb.rferl.org/c54d0e2a-d05f-45f6-becb-4d1395450bab_w1024_q10_s.png)
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Internally displaced persons mainly from Badghis, Faryab, and Ghor provinces live in tents in Dasht-e Shaidayee
![Janan Kochi is a livestock herder in Charchino district of southern Uruzgan](https://gdb.rferl.org/38370e9c-e511-4d32-8a0b-341b3b3c8868_w1024_q10_s.png)
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Janan Kochi is a livestock herder in Charchino district of southern Uruzgan