Afghanistan is in the midst of an acute food crisis. Mission East is providing emergency aid to 147,000 people in the country's north-eastern provinces.

Mission East's Operations Director Peter Drummond Smith has just returned from a field visit in northeastern Afghanistan, where Mission East works.

Marthen Malo wanted originally to be a pastor in order to help the poor on the home island of Indonesia if possible. Today, he lives out his “care gene” in Afghanistan, where he leads Mission East's relief efforts.

After Taliban's takeover in august 2021, despite all the difficulties, Mission East has managed to secure food, blankets, and hygiene kits for more than 20,000 vulnerable people in north-eastern Afghanistan.