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2023 Afghanistan cold snap

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on January 10, 2023. Temperatures reached as low as −33 °C (−27 °F) and snowfall was as high as 30 centimetres (12 in) in more mountainous regions. The cold snap killed at least 160 people, making it the
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Temperatures fell to a low of −33 °C (−27 °F), with up to 30 centimetres (12 in) of snow in the higher mountain altitudes, directly or indirectly killing at least 162 people in various
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Humanitarian relief efforts provided aid that included heating and relief funds. Foreign relief efforts were complicated by a ban on women providing
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Military helicopters were used to provide relief for citizens cut off by snow, but they were unable to access Afghanistan's mountainous regions.
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and the reestablishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, leading to limited
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that affected more than half of the Afghan population. The country had become a
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died due to the weather. Over 50 houses were damaged across the country.
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Death tolls come from various meteorological agencies.
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Popalzai, Ehsan; Magramo, Kathleen (20 January 2023).
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stated that the restrictions would not be repealed.
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Cold snap
cold snap
Afghanistan
deadliest weather event of 2023
Cyclone Freddy
provinces
carbon monoxide poisoning
Herat Province
livestock
famine
pariah state
2021 Taliban offensive
foreign aid
humanitarian aid
non-governmental organizations
International Rescue Committee
Save the Children
Care International
Hibatullah Akhundzada
Weather of 2023


"Afghanistan cold snap kills over 160, Taliban officials say – DW – 01/28/2023"
DW



"Dozens of people killed as cold wave sweeps Afghanistan"
Al Jazeera

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