More than one billion dollars in aid has been pledged for Afghans as the United Nations warns their country is facing a looming humanitarian catastrophe. The plea for global support was made at a donors conference in Geneva, following the Taliban's takeover last month. Even before it seized control of the country, fighting had forced more than half a million people to flee their homes. Sarah Morice reports. For more on this, we spoke to Jens Laerke. He's the Deputy Spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs.. and he joined us now from Geneva.

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