The United Nations coordinator for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Erick de Mul, has called an emergency meeting of donors and appealed for an immediate response for funding to help thousands of Afghans displaced by drought. A UN statement said the situation was rapidly deteriorating and more than half a million people have been displaced by the drought - the worst for many years. The UN is already helping thousands of Afghan refugees who've been forced to flee to camps in Pakistan.
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