UN appeals for 850 mn USD to help war-torn Afghan

The UN humanitarian chief in Afghanistan appealed for $850 million Thursday to help the war-torn country cope with the impact of the Taliban offensive, protracted malnutrition for a third of the country, a severe drought, and the return of 627,000 Afghans this year, most of them deported from neighbouring Iran.

Ramiz Alakbarov told reporters at U.N. headquarters after a virtual briefing from the capital of Kabul that at least 80 million Afghans are in need of assistance and the U.N. plan is to provide help for at least 15.7 million of them.

But he said the U.N.’s $1.3 billion appeal is only 37% funded — $450 million — with the United States the largest donor. He said the remaining the $850 million being sought is desperately needed.

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