Afghanistan: Taliban 'engages in rescue efforts' after deadly snowfall
06.02.2017 - 12:20
The Taliban militant group has announced it is engaging in rescue efforts in Afghanistan after heavy snowfall caused over 80 deaths in 48 hours. The Taliban militant group has announced it is engaging in rescue efforts in Afghanistan after heavy snowfall caused over 80 deaths in 48 hours. It published a report on its Internet portal ‘The Jihad Voice’ in which it claims to have helped dozens of people in vehicles stuck in snow in the southern province of Zabul. Since Thursday (February 2), more than a hundred people have died as a result of the extreme weather conditions.