I. OVERVIEW
A landslide killed 13 people in the northern Sari Pul province.
Heavy snowfall hampers WFP operations in the northeastern Badakhshan province.
The security situation was tense in the southern region with suicide bombings and militant attacks against the Government and Coalition Forces. However, situation remained relatively calm in the rest of the country.
II. IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATIONS UPDATE
On 13 January, a landslide triggered by heavy rain and snow killed 13 people in a remote village in the northern Sari Pul province. Department of Rural Rehabilitation and Development and Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) teams are assessing the damage and the number of affected families. WFP is monitoring the situation.
Heavy snowfalls have temporarily closed the road between Kishem and Fayz Abad districts of the remote Badakhshan province. The provincial capital Fayz Abad has been cut off from the other parts due to excessive snows. The extreme weather has also impeded movement of WFP trucks affecting humanitarian deliveries to food insecure areas.
From 12 to 18 January 2006, WFP supported around 175,000 vulnerable Afghans with 1,800 tons of food.