Afghanistan is a desert country. Why does it snow in winter?

We know that Afghanistan is far away from the sea, with a high altitude and a continental climate, with dry and little rain, extremely cold in winter and extremely hot in summer, and the river water mainly comes from rain and snow. There is a folk saying in Afghanistan: "I am not afraid of no gold, but I am afraid of no snow." You see it snows in Xinjiang, and the temperate continental climate has a large temperature difference between day and night. Afghanistan has a continental climate with four distinct seasons and a large temperature difference between day and night. It is dry and rainy all year round, and the lowest temperature in the northern and northeastern regions is below MINUS 3℃ in winter. In summer, the highest temperature in Jalalabad can reach 49℃. The huge temperature difference is also one of the main reasons for the formation of snow.

Of course, it is rare to rain in the arid desert, and it is even rarer if it snows. It is necessary to snow, that is to say, it needs temperature conditions. It is only possible to snow when it rains and the temperature is low enough. In fact, like the temperate desert in northwest China, there is still a chance of snow because of the low temperature in winter. However, it is very rare to see snow in the Sahara desert, which is located in the north of Africa, with high temperature and dry all year round and belongs to the tropical desert climate.

Afghanistan is a landlocked country in south-central Asia with a population of more than 3 million, making it one of the poorest countries in the world. The name of Afghanistan means "the place of Pashtuns" in Pashtun, and Pashtuns are also the most populous ethnic group in China at present.

Afghanistan is an Islamic country, and its clothes are conservative. Men should not wear shorts to the streets, and women should not wear narrow and revealing clothes. It is best to wear headscarves.

Afghanistan borders Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, China and Pakistan-controlled Jammu and Kashmir in the east, Pakistan in the south and Iran in the west. Like our Xinjiang, it is a snowy condition.