SHIBERGHAB (Pajhwok): Five people, including two women, have died and three pregnant women miscarried due to severe cold in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Saturday.
Deputy Governor Eng. Abdul Rahman Mahmoodi said the victims belonged to families displaced by the conflict. He said food and other assistance had ready been dispatched and would be distributed to the displaced people settled in Zar Ab district.
He said the aid included 5,000 afghanis in cash, blankets, rice, floor, cookies, heaters, heating materials and other necessary items . . .
