70 Peoples died and 700 animals died in cold in Islamic Emirates of Afghaniatan

 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid offered his “deepest condolences to the relatives and families” of the victims.

“We are saddened to hear that a number of our citizens have lost their lives due to severe cold in some provinces,” Mujahid wrote on Twitter.

He added that “relevant agencies and officials are instructed to help the affected families as much as possible and to use all their possibilities to prevent more casualties”.

Vehicles are seen stuck along a road during snowfall near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman, Afghanistan on January 18, 2023 [Abdul Basit/AFP]

Images and videos circulating on social media show roads blocked by heavy snowfall in several central and northern provinces.