This winter is among the coldest Afghanistan has ever known. A Taliban spokesman said that as a result of the severe weather, 157 people had died in the country CNN.

At the beginning of January, the temperature in Afghanistan drops to -28 degrees. This is well below the national average of 0 to 5 degrees Celsius for this time of year.

The death toll doubled in less than a week due to the bitter cold and lack of humanitarian aid CNN. About 70,000 animals have also been frozen to death.

The United Nations humanitarian agency announced via Twitter on Sunday that it will provide blankets, heating and shelter to some 565,700 people in Afghanistan. “But due to one of the coldest winters in years, more is needed,” the organization wrote.

from a hadeeth Report The relief organization shows that an estimated 28.3 million people in Afghanistan are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance to survive.

Earlier, the Taliban imposed a ban on the work of female aid workers. As a result, a number of aid organizations were forced to suspend their activities in Afghanistan.

Amina Muhammad, the deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, called the Taliban’s policy a violation of women’s basic human rights.

“Afghanistan – in the midst of an acute humanitarian crisis – isolates itself as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change,” Mohammed said in a statement. “We must do everything we can to bridge this gap.”