As severe weather gripped Afghanistan on Sunday, officials reported dozens of people killed in avalanches around the country that have also closed almost all key highways.

Provincial council officials warned that the death toll could rise as a rescue operation was on Sunday evening still underway.

In addition, officials appealed to central government for emergency aid, stating conditions as serious following heavy snowstorms over the past few days.

In this episode of FaraKhabar, host Fawad Aman discusses the topic with the following Wais Ahmad Barmak, State Minister for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs and Asadullah Sadati, MP from Daikundi.