An Afghan removes snow from the roof of his house, Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010, near the avalanche struck Salang Pass, some 100 km north of Kabul, Afghanistan Officials said the avalanches have killed at least 28 people and left another ...

Afghans cover themselves as they wait to get evacuated, Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010, near the avalanche that struck the Salang Pass, some 100 kms north of Kabul, Afghanistan. Officials said the avalanches have killed at least 28 people and left ...

Afghan people crowd inside a restaurant as they wait for transportation after an avalanche struck following heavy snow in the Salang Pass, some 100 kms noth of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Avalanches roared down a mountain pass north ...

An unidentified Afghan man mourns near the dead body of an avalanche victim at a hospital in Charikar, some 50 kms north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Avalanches roared down a mountain pass north of Afghanistan's capital ...