Flashfloods this week have left 11 people dead and 22 others injured in the southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand, according to local officials.

The officials said efforts are underway to help the victims.

“Efforts are underway by officials from relevant departments to collect data on casualties and help the affected families,” Helmand governor’s spokesman Omar Zwak said.

Meanwhile, heavy snowstorms closed highways that connect Kabul with Bamiyan.

In this program host Wahid Ahmadi discusses the topic with the following guests:

•    Mohammad Qasim Haidari, deputy head of the State Ministry for Disasters Management and Humanitarian Affairs

•    Reza Khushk Watandost, a lawyer