Children in Badakhshan's town dying of hunger
Juma Khan, a resident of Khwahan district in northeastern Badakhshan province, says "the ongoing drought and snowfall have destroyed all of his property, forcing him to hand over his six children to the district chief for survival.
Speaking over the telephone, he said the ongoing drought and continued snowfall had badly affected him economically.
People lacking food and suffering from cold weather conditions are yet to receive any assistance from the government and other organizations, he said.
Khan, who left his six children with the district chief, said he could not see them dying of severe hunger.
"I have seven children and have no food for them to eat. I cannot migrate to other areas due to the closure of roads by snowfall," said, Habibullah, a resident of Shin Dara village.
He said he could lose his children to hunger if the situation remains unchanged.
The town's acting administrative head, Shah Waliullah, said that unseasonal snowfall and continued drought had confronted residents with serious problems.