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Dozens killed as heavy snow hits Afghanistan and Pakistan

In northern Afghanistan, over the past two days as many as 19 people were killed by avalanches.

KABUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Dozens of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan were killed after heavy snow and avalanches hit over the weekend.

In eastern Afghanistan, at least 50 people died and dozens more were missing on Sunday after an avalanche buried a village in Nuristan, provincial governor Hafiz Abdul Qayum said.

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