In Afghanistan, except in the northwest (Jawzjan and Faryab – see https://mars.jrc.ec.europa.eu/asap/s/7cb55048 and https://mars.jrc.ec.europa.eu/asap/s/e119d3f9) and to a lesser extent in the west (Hirat and Badghis) where below average output is expected, prospects for spring crops (spring wheat harvested in August-September) and irrigated summer crops (maize harvested in August and rice to be harvested in October November) are average (e.g. in Balkh) to above average (e.g. Kunduz, Baghlan, Takhar, Hilmand, Nangarhar). However, with the poor winter wheat harvest in May-June in important provinces of the west and northwest and the aggravation of the economic crisis following the Taliban takeover, the food security situation is expected to worsen, in contrast with projections made earlier this year (see http://www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-analysis/details-map/en/c/1154300/). Actually, on 30/09, WFP reported a sharp deterioration of the food security situation with up to 95% of the population not consuming enough food (including urban populations); and a generalized lack of cash also hampering commercial transport.