INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At least 26 individuals have lost their lives due to extreme cold and heavy snowfall over the previous week in Afghanistan, officials said
Tuesday.Deaths have actually occurred in Badghis, Ghazni, Nimruz, Ghor, Paktika, Herat and Faryab provinces, said Abdullah Mohammadi, head
of emergency situation operations of the State Ministry for Disaster Management.According to the authorities, more than 70,000 livestock
have actually perished in Badghis, Sar-i-Pul, Jowzjan and Faryab provinces.Meanwhile, State Minister for Disaster Management stressed the
need for humanitarian support to avoid more deaths.Earlier on Friday, the United Nations Humanitarian Office (OCHA) said that humanitarian
partners were supplying winterization assistance to families, but circulations had actually been badly impacted by the restriction on female
NGO help workers.The post Cold weather, snow leave a minimum of 26 dead in Afghanistan initially appeared on Ariana News.
