'The Coldest In Recent Years': At Least 70 killed by Afghan Cold Snap

Taliban say 78 dead due to wintry weather in Afghanistan

Taliban officials said Thursday that 78 people have died in just over a week during Afghanistan's harsh winter, deepening the country's humanitarian crisis.

Freezing weather kills 78 people in Afghanistan as temperatures dip as low as -34°C

At least 78 people have died of cold in Afghanistan during the country's worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday.

Freezing Temperatures Kill 78 People in Afghanistan

Many aid groups have partially suspended operations in recent weeks due to a Taliban ruling that most female NGO workers could not work, leaving agencies unable to operate many programmes in the conservative country

Taliban say 78 dead due to wintry weather in Afghanistan

Taliban officials said Thursday that 78 people have died in just over a week during Afghanistan's harsh winter, deepening the country's humanitarian crisis. Shafiullah Rahimi, a Taliban spokesperson for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management, said the deaths occurred since Jan. 10. More than 75,000 livestock also have died as a result of the chill, Rahimi said.

Freezing temperatures kill 78 people in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - At least 78 people have died of cold in Afghanistan during the country's worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday. Read full story

Freezing temperatures kill 78 people in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - At least 78 people have died of cold in Afghanistan during the country's worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday. Deaths from the cold have been recorded in eight of the country's 34 provinces, officials said. The coldest winter in 15 years, which has seen temperatures dip as low as -34 degrees Celsius (-29.2 degrees Fahrenheit), has hit Afghanistan in the middle of a severe economic crisis. Many a…