QALAT (Pajhwok): Taliban insurgents have shut the Kandahar-Qalat highway in the Shahr-i-Safa district of southern Zabul province, an official said on Monday.
Police chief Mustafa Mayar told Pajhwok Afghan News the rebels had planted landmines on the highway in the Ghashi Munar area of the district, allowing no government vehicle to pass.
He said the security forces had been dispatched to the area to clear the highway for traffic.
Nazar Mohammad, a resident of the locality, confirmed the militants had closed the . . .
