Yousaf Hammad

Force in Play

Active, providing updates on storm response

Heavy snow and rainfall killed at least 61 people across Afghanistan between January 22-24, 2026, with 110 injured and 458 homes destroyed across 15 of the country's 34 provinces. Earlier that month, flash floods triggered by the season's first heavy rains killed at least 17 people on January 2, destroying over 1,800 homes in western provinces. The Salang highway—a vital artery connecting Kabul to northern provinces—remains closed to heavy vehicles under meters of snow, while power outages continue across Kabul and 10 provinces after avalanches destroyed a 220-kilovolt transmission tower importing electricity from Uzbekistan.

Updated Feb 5