{"id":18125,"date":"2026-01-22T07:56:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/?p=18125"},"modified":"2026-01-22T07:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:56:49","slug":"kabul-blanketed-in-snow-as-residents-celebrate-first-fall-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/2026\/01\/22\/kabul-blanketed-in-snow-as-residents-celebrate-first-fall-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Kabul blanketed in snow as residents celebrate first fall of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KABUL: For the first time this winter, Kabul woke up under a blanket of snow, bringing smiles to children and adults alike, there is a revival of the old saying: \u201cMay Kabul be without gold rather than without snow.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents were seen taking photos, playing in the snow, and enjoying the rare winter spectacle. \u201cIt\u2019s beautiful! Snow always makes the city feel alive,\u201d said, a local shopkeeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Afghanistan Meteorological Authority reports that 30 provinces are currently experiencing rain or snowfall, raising hopes for a productive year ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohammad Nasim Moradi, head of the Meteorology Department at the Ministry of Transport, said a cold wave moving from the northwest is responsible for the current weather pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Government officials encouraged citizens to collect and store snow in small pits, which can help alleviate drought conditions and recharge underground water sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL: For the first time this winter, Kabul woke up under a blanket of snow, bringing smiles to children and adults alike, there is a revival of the old saying: \u201cMay Kabul be without gold rather than without snow.&#8221; Residents were seen taking photos, playing in the snow, and enjoying the rare winter spectacle. \u201cIt\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18125"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18127,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18125\/revisions\/18127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}