KABUL, officials said on Sunday.
The bulk of deaths reported from eastern Nuristan province where an avalanche buried an entire village in the Barg-i-Matal district on Sunday morning.
Nuristan governor Hafiz Abdul Qayum said 46 bodies had been recovered from under the snow in Hafsa village. The avalanche buried 70 homes in the village, the governor said, adding a rescue operation was underway.
At least five other deaths were reported from roof collapse incidents elsewhere in the mountainous province.
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