 Well, Afghanistan is a landlocked country which is located in a mountainous area. The winters in particular can be very harsh. It's a country that experiences extreme temperatures in both winter and summer. During winter, most areas experience sub-zero temperatures as well as snow. And in addition to that, most places of detention are not adequately equipped to face the winter and can often not afford to provide proper heating systems, which leaves the detainees particularly vulnerable during winter. So the ICRC identified this need to do something and so every year with the agreement of the authorities, the ICRC distributes winter assistance to all detainees. Basically every year, the ICRC distributes a kit to each detainee that's composed of some clothing items as well as hygiene items. Each detainee gets a patoo which is a traditional Afghan winter shawl as well as a warm blanket, wool hats, wool sweaters and various hygiene items such as detergent, body soap, toothbrushes, etc. The ICRC tries to target all places of detention. This year, the ICRC distributed to some 30,000 detainees in over 76 places of detention. The distribution targets places that are visited regularly by the ICRC but also places which are too remote or inaccessible to ICRC in order to ensure that all detainees benefit equally. The distribution allows the detainees not only to be better equipped physically to face the winter, especially for those who are in weaker physical condition but the hygiene items allow them to preserve their dignity by maintaining a decent level of hygiene and not to mention the consequential benefits of limiting the spread of disease. The winter assistant is part of a larger scope of activities which are carried out by the ICRC in Afghan places of detention. These include monitoring of material conditions of detention, restoring family links and monitoring the treatment of detainees.