Snow blankets Herat YOUR PICTURE GALLERY IS NOW LOADING... [image: The Takhate Safar picnic spot in northern Herat. Picture: Qadir Assemy] The heaviest snowfall for decades has blanketed western Asia. Qadir Assemy sent these pictures of icy conditions in Herat, western Afghanistan.
[image: Mechanics help mend cars stranded in the snow. Picture: Qadir Assemy] Mechanics on the streets of Herat have been kept busy in the freeze. Many vehicles, particularly those with diesel engines, simply gave up on the road. [image: A truck breaks down outside the eye hospital. Picture: Qadir Assemy] Trucks were particularly hard hit by the weather conditions. Qadir Assemy says snow brings out community spirit in Herat and people stop to help each other on the road [image: Herat International Five Star Hotel. Picture: Qadir Assemy] Many parts of the city have been eerily quiet in the wake of the snowfall. [image: Mobile phone top-up card seller Picture: Qadir Assemy] Few have dared to venture outside but it's business as usual for a mobile phone top-up card seller camped in the middle of the road. [image: An amusement park built by a private investor is normally popular but deserted in the snow. Picture: Qadir Assemy] The flurry has covered parts of the region which haven't seen snow in living memory.
