Fears for children in Afghan cold

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An Afghan aid agency says the number of people, particularly children, killed in the severe winter weather could be much higher than official estimates.

The Catholic Relief Services says 1,000 children may have died because of the intense cold and lack of food.

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"I'd say several hundred, and perhaps more, children have died, and perhaps more children will die if they cannot get access to medicines and other relief supplies," director of Catholic Relief Services, Paul Hicks, told Reuters.

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