Afghanistan is battered by its coldest winter in over a decade

Members of the Taliban stand guard as vehicles cross the Hindu Kush on the Salang Pass Source: Getty / picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty I
More than 150 people have died as Afghanistan battles its harshest winter in more than a decade. The United Nations says the temporary suspension of aid groups, following the Taliban's ban on women working for humanitarian organisations, has placed millions on the brink of famine.
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