A cold snap in Afghanistan has killed over 166 people, officials say. Afghanistan is seeing its coldest winter in 15 years, with temperatures as low as -33 degrees Celsius (-27 degrees Fahrenheit) since January 10.

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Death toll in Afghanistan cold snap rises to 166, official says

Afghanistan is enduring its second winter since U.S.-backed forces withdrew and the Islamist Taliban surged back into Kabul to reclaim government.

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The disaster management ministry said on Saturday the death toll had risen by 88 over the past week and now stood at 166, based on data from 24 of the nation's 34 provinces

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Death Toll in Afghanistan Cold Snap Rises to 166

More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as residents described being unable to afford fuel to heat homes in temperatures well below freezing.

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Extreme cold in Afghanistan leaves more than 166 dead this month

KABUL: At least 166 people have died in a wave of bitterly cold weather sweeping Afghanistan, an official said Saturday, as extreme conditions heaped misery on the poverty-stricken...

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At least 166 people have died in a wave of bitterly cold weather sweeping Afghanistan, an official said Saturday, as extreme conditions heaped misery on the poverty-stricken nation.

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KABUL, Jan 28 — At least 166 people have died in a wave of bitterly cold weather sweeping Afghanistan, an official said Saturday, as extreme conditions heaped misery on the poverty-stricken nation. Afghanistan has been frozen by temperatures as low as -33 degrees Celsius since January 10, combined with widespread snowfall, icy gales and regular electricity outages. Aid agencies had warned before the cold snap that more than half of Afghanistan’s…

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Nation hit by temperatures as low as -33°C, combined with snowfall, power outages

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In Afghanistan, at least 166 people have already died in the cold wave that has been affecting the country for about twenty days. That's what the Ministry of Disaster Management says on Saturday.

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Cold snap kills more than 160 in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is seeing its coldest winter in 15 years, with temperatures as low as -33 degrees Celsius. The country is also dealing with a major hunger crisis.

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Afghanistan cold snap kills over 166, Taliban officials say

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Death Toll In Afghanistan Cold Snap Rises To 166

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