An avalanche near <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/us-news/2022/02/04/footage-shows-moment-of-kabul-airport-blast-during-us-military-withdrawal-from-afghanistan/" target="_blank">Afghanistan's</a> border with Pakistan killed at least 12 people on Sunday night, a provincial representative said. One person was missing on Monday and a further nine were injured, Najibullah Hanif, who heads Kunar province’s information and culture department, told The Associated Press. The avalanche followed a day of heavy snow. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/us-news/2022/02/04/afghan-airport-attack-was-not-preventable-us-says/" target="_blank">Afghans</a> from nearby villages rushed to help, said Mr Hanif, noting that district officials sent rescue teams to the remote area early on Monday. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/02/03/pakistan-ambassador-thankful-for-uae-support-for-victims-after-houthi-attack/" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> closed its border with Afghanistan after the Taliban swept into Afghanistan in mid-August, hoping to head off a rush of refugees. The country already hosts about two million Afghans fleeing four decades of relentless war. Unofficial border crossings are frequent, even as Pakistan has almost completed a fence along the 2,670-kilometre border between the two nations.
