Description : During a severe cold weather, an Afghan man helps women to travel on the back of a donkey through icy road in Karokh district, some 60 km from the western city of Herat. The terrain is very difficult and the journey often takes several hours. Afghanistan..With ongoing conflicts and emergencies like draughts in Afghanistan and some 7.5 million people requiring international support -- two-thirds of whom are children and women -- humanitarian agencies are focussing on saving lives during the winter period.