epa12675407 A general view of a traffic jam due to snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan, 23 January 2026. More than 40 people have been killed in recent heavy snowfall and avalanches across Afghanistan, with hundreds of homes damaged and widespread power outages reported, Taliban officials said. A spokesman for the National Disaster Preparedness Agency said over 300 houses were destroyed in several provinces, while authorities confirmed at least two deaths and 12 injuries in avalanches and heavy rain in the Salang Pass area, where a hotel and shops were buried under snow. EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL
