March 8 is International Women's Day.
The World Food Programme is calling on the international community to help Afghan women, who can barely feed their families at a time when the UN body is short of funds.

To mark Women's Day, the WFP released a video of the challenges facing women in Afghanistan.
The agency says nearly 16 million Afghans -- or one-third of the population -- are going hungry due to food shortages. It says women -- especially widows -- have nearly no chance left to make an income because of the stagnant economy and the Taliban's restrictions on women's employment.

In the footage, a woman living in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, tells how tough things are, saying sometimes she can't even give her son a cup of tea.
Samir Wanmali, the WFP's deputy regional director, says in the video that women and girls have "borne the brunt" of the crisis in Afghanistan. He added that his team intends to stay in the country to ensure that Afghan females are "not ignored and further marginalized".

The WFP says it had to drop 10 million hungry Afghan people from assistance due to lack of budget last year. It can only support 7 million through the harsh winter.