KABUL (Pajhwok): Some residents are worried that after the closure of Salang Tunnel the prices of food items would surge while local officials said that commercial goods would be transferred to Kabul from Shebar to Kabul.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Public Works the concert work of Salang Tunnel gets underway and the vital tunnel would be closed for traffic from September 9.
It is pertinent to mention that Salang Tunnel connects north and southern parts of Afghanistan and is considered an important trade rout. Most commercial goods transferred to Kabul from Salang Pass.
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