Kunduz province. An ICRC delegate hands out food distribution tickets.

With no food, no money to buy seeds, and no guarantee that the rains will come, the outlook for the winter harvest is bleak in this area that relies on rain-fed farming. Thousands of families are expected to be forced to leave their homes this winter in search of food and work.

There is a dire need that the next harvest be a successful one, otherwise the situation will demand an emergency response. The ICRC and Afghan Red Crescent Society are preparing for worst-case scenarios.