Freezing Temperatures Kill 78 People in Afghanistan

An Afghan man walks on a snow-covered cemetery in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 11, 2023. Ali Khara/Reuters

KABUL—At least 78 people have died of cold in Afghanistan during the country’s worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday.

Deaths from the cold have been recorded in eight of the country’s 34 Provinces, officials said.