United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced that donors have pledged over $1 billion towards aid for Afghanistan, reports Ariana News on September 13. Guterres’ said, “This conference has fully met my expectations in relation to the solidarity with the people in Afghanistan”. UN Secretary-General had earlier hoped for an amount of $606 million at the High-Level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan.