Extreme weather compounds a humanitarian crisis in poverty-stricken Afghanistan, leaving scores of people and vital livestock dead.
abc.net.au/news/scores-of-afghans-die-in-wave-of-freezing-temperatures/101893292Scores of people have died in a wave of freezing weather sweeping Afghanistan, officials have said, as extreme conditions compound a humanitarian crisis in the poverty-stricken nation.
"This winter is by far the coldest in recent years," Mohammad Nasim Muradi, the head of Afghanistan's meteorology office, said. Images posted on social media showed roads in several central and northern provinces blocked by heavy snowfall. "Lost livelihoods and assets further endanger Afghan families at a time when 21.2 million people urgently need continued food and agricultural support," the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Twitter.Many NGOs suspended their operations in protest against a ban on women working with humanitarian groups.
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