According to 1TV broadcaster citing local authorities, the death toll in both Herat and Kandahar currently stands at 8 each, while the latter also accounts for at least 14 others injured.

Pictures and videos from the scene show trees bent under a thick snow blanket and streets full of snow and muddy slush, Sputnik reported.

​The winter season is traditionally the peak of precipitation in Afghanistan, with snowfalls especially affecting the country's vast mountainous areas.