Afghanistan, Sept. 14 -- The minister-level gathering at Geneva which was convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, September 13 aimed at addressing the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
The amount of USD one billion dollars of humanitarian aid announced by 156 participants including over 90 states was far beyond the expectation.
United Nations and other international NGOs had predicted over 600 million dollars to suffice for addressing the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
Among the countries, UK pledged over 200 million pounds, the US pledged USD$64 million, Japan USD$200 million, France 100 million euros, Germany 5 million euros, and UN $20 million.
All the participants unanimously acknowledged that the...