Children carry water in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

The commitments were made at an online conference conducted by the UK, Germany, and Qatar to raise donations for Afghanistan.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the world to take urgent action to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has warned that, unless action is taken, 97% of Afghans could be living below the poverty line by the middle of this year.