At least 162 people killed in Afghan avalanche

162 people have died in an Afghan avalanche
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Afghanistan has sent 1,000 troops to mountainous Panjshir province, about 60 miles northeast of Kabul, after an avalanche killed at least 162 residents. Some people are being pulled alive from their snow-buried homes, the acting provincial governor says, but the death toll is expected to rise. Heavy winter snows have wreaked havoc in four Afghan provinces over the past week. —Peter Weber

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Peter Weber

Peter Weber is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, and has handled the editorial night shift since the website launched in 2008. A graduate of Northwestern University, Peter has worked at Facts on File and The New York Times Magazine. He speaks Spanish and Italian and plays bass and rhythm cello in an Austin rock band. Follow him on Twitter.