Afghanistan, Nov. 14 -- The United Nations refugee agency has warned that thousands of vulnerable families in Afghanistan are facing harsh winter conditions, with temperatures in some areas dropping to minus 25 degrees Celsius, and called for urgent humanitarian assistance.
In a video released on Friday, November 13, 2026, Amaia Lezertua Martinez, a Spanish staff member of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said many families lacked warm clothing, heating equipment and adequate shelter to protect themselves from the freezing temperatures. Speaking from a UNHCR warehouse in Kabul, she described winter conditions as particularly difficult for people struggling to keep warm.
"Winter here is extremely harsh. Thousands ...