JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Kabul-Jalalabad highway was closed for traffic after floodwater washed away a bridge in eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday.
Local residents said a large number of vehicles remained stranded on both sides of the bridge in the limits of seven police district of Jalalabad.
Mirwais, a resident of the area, told Pajhwok Afghan News rain-induced flash floods hit different areas of the province.
Jawad Sherzad, traffic manager of Jalalabad, confirmed the incident and said that traffic police officials had been dispatched to the area in order to control traffic congestion.
He said he was on his . . .
