KABUL, Afghanistan, Safar 4, 1436, Nov 26, 2014, SPA -- The United Nations has appealed for $405 million to cover the humanitarian needs of the people in Afghanistan in 2015, AP reported. U.N. humanitarian coordinator Mark Bowden launched the appeal on Wednesday. He said that this year more than 100,000 have been forced from their homes. As the conflict expands in the coming year, more help will be needed, he says. Around 1.2 million children in Afghanistan are acutely malnourished, half a million of them younger than five years old. Half a million children die each year of preventable disease, and already 4,000 families are facing the onset of winter without adequate housing. --SPA 11:25 LOCAL TIME 08:25 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w