Nuristan’s Deputy Governor Qazi Mohammad Nabi said the avalanche hit villages of Poshan and Ghadoor in Mandol district Sunday night.
He said most of the victims were women and children, adding that the number of casualties is expected to increase.
Earlier this month more than 50 people lost their lives in another avalanche in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan.
Heavy snows and freezing weather have killed scores of people since the beginning of the winter in the country.
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