Of some 668,000 Afghans displaced by fighting since the start of this year, some 50,000 fled to Kabul, the capital.
The city is located at an altitude of 1,800 metres and during winter temperatures here often dip to well below 0° Celsius at night. While some have returned to their home areas in recent weeks, others remain fearful or have no homes to return to.
Many will spend the cold winter months in makeshift shelters or crammed into unheated rented rooms, wondering how t