Three days of heavy snow brought avalanches, destroyed homes and blocked roads in central and northeastern provinces of Afghanistan. /CFP Photo

“Some people were carried to local residents’ houses and some to military and police checkpoints,” said Jawid Salangi, a spokesman for Ghazni province, noting that officials expected local roads to reopen quickly. /CFP Photo

The Salang pass north of Kabul was also closed after as much as two and a half meters of snow fell, and will remain blocked until the main road is cleared, according to police general Rajab Salangi, who oversees the area. /CFP Photo