$ 131 million in aid raised to help Afghanistan

The United Nations has announced $ 131 million of the $ 1.2 billion in aid to Afghanistan

Stephen Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations said that $ 131 million of the $ 1.2 billion in aid to Afghanistan has been received.

“We have $ 131 million, including the promised $ 1.2 billion,” he said. “This is 21.7 percent of the $ 606 million we had requested to help Afghanistan by the end of the year.”

Earlier, at the Geneva summit to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the international community pledged $ 1.2 billion in aid to Afghanistan.