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Fifteen leading UK charities joined forces on Wednesday for��an appeal to help eight��million Afghans at risk of .

The campaign, called the�� Crisis Appeal, was launched by the��Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)��umbrella group, which brings charities including��, British Red Cross��and Islamic Relief together in times of need.

One million Afghan children are at risk of��dying from malnutrition over the next three months, with conflict and economic collapse as well as the pandemic and drought bringing Afghanistan "to a tipping point" this winter,��the DEC said.

"There’s a very small window of opportunity for us to support the population...��I’ve witnessed emergencies around the world, and I can honestly say this is the worst situation I have seen,” Fiona McSheehy, director of��humanitarian operations for Save the Children UK��.

The DEC is asking for donations to deliver emergency food��to hungry families,��provide winter kits to��displaced families, and��support healthcare facilities.

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“People are living hand to mouth not knowing where the next meal will come from... this is about saving lives...��before it's too late," Maryann Horne,��Senior Advisor for Humanitarian Crises and Emergencies for the��British Red Cross said.

The seized control of Afghanistan in August as the US withdrew from the country.

International donors suspended��billions in aid to Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover.

However, donors agreed on Friday to from a frozen��trust fund to the World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF to support the country.