Bamyan-Baghlan highway reopens after 2 weeks closure
The Bamyan-Baghlan highway has been reopened for traffic after two weeks of closure due to heavy flash floods, an official said on Saturday.
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Khost-Paktia highway reopened for traffic
The highway of southeastern Khost-Paktia was reopened for traffic on Saturday, says the Public Works Department.
Snow clogs Uruzgan-Kandahar highway
Heavy snowfall has clogged the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway in central Uruzgan province, leaving stranded passengers, police said on Sunday. Police spokesman Bilal Uruzgani told Pajhwok Afghan News the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway was closed in Gardi Nigaw area of Shah Walikot…
Kunar-Nuristan highway reopens after snowfall closure
The highway between eastern Nuristan and Kunar provinces reopened for traffic last night after being closed by heavy snowfall, an official said on Tuesday. The Kunar-Nuristan highway was closed for all kinds of traffic on Saturday and reopened…
Heavy snow closes Ghor-Kabul highway for traffic
The Ghor-Kabul highway has been closed for all kinds of traffic in western Ghor province due to heavy snowfall, an official said on Sunday. Ghor Governor’s spokesman Maulvi Abdul Wahid Hamas told Pajhwok Afghan News: “Heavy snowing has…
Kabul-Ghor highway reopened for traffic after 3 days
The Kabul-Ghor highway was reopened on Wednesday after remaining closed for three days due to heavy snowfall in western Ghor province. The highway was closed three days ago at the Babak Pass after heavy snowfall. Abdul Wahid Hammas,…
Govt urged to resume repair work on Sharana-Matakhan road
Residents and drivers say the government should resume reconstruction work on the Paktika-Paktia highway that passes through Matakhan district of southeastern Paktika province in order to resolve problems passengers face due to the road’s dilapidated condition. Local officials…
Melting snow exposes shoddy Salang road work
Local officials say a large portion of southern Salang highway has been damaged after its gravelling around six months ago. Local officials say that a total of 30 kilometers of the highway was graveled in the Salang Pass…
Passengers trapped in snow on Badghis-Herat road rescued
A 45-year-old man was frozen to death but all passengers trapped in snow in Band-i-Sabzak area of northwestern Badghis province have been rescued, an official said on Sunday. Badghis Deputy Governor Mohibullah Asadi told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
1 person killed in firing on Kabul-Ghor highway
Local officials in Bamyan and Ghor provinces say that one person was killed and another wounded when armed robbers opened fire on a passenger car on the Ghor-Kabul highway. The incident took place on Sunday evening on Ghor-Kabul…
Drivers ask govt to repair Kabul-Kandahar highway
Commuters and drivers ask the government for reconstruction of the Kabul-Kandahar highway, saying the route has been badly damaged during the past several years of fighting and it is even unusable for traffic. The Kabul-Kandahar highway is…
Truckers say no longer fleeced on highways
Traders and truck drivers in southern Kandahar province say illegal extortion on highways has come to and, with transportation of goods seeing an uptick this last month. On March 14, a Pajhwok Afghan News report revealed 600,000…
Taliban blow up culverts on Kabul-Jalalabad highway
Local officials on Thursday said that Taliban militants had blown up three culverts on the second highway between Kabul and Jalalabad in Surkhrod district of eastern Nangarhar province. According to officials, the culverts’ destruction disrupted traffic flow to…
No security issue on 2nd Kabul-Jalalabad highway: Locals
The Public Works Ministry says it has stopped surveying the Kabul-Jalalabad second highway due to security reasons but local people and officials say there is no security problem on the route and the ministry is making excuses to…
3 civilians killed in explosion on busy highway
Three people have been killed as a result of a landmine explosion on the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway on Saturday morning, officials said. Governor Mohammad Umar Sherzad told Pajhwok Afghan News the targeted a civilian vehicle in Sarkhobi area of…
Paktika-Paktia highway security ensured after 10 years
Security on the Paktia-Paktika highway has been ensured after 10 years by establishing new bases and posts along the route. Governor MujibRahmanChamkani told Pajhwok Afghan News the Paktia-Paktika highway in Zurmat district had been insecure for long…
Shiberghan-Mazar highway cleared of militants
Local officials on Thursday said militant checkpoints have been removed on the Shiberghan-Mazar-i-Sharif highway during a clearing operation. The route was under Taliban’s control since last one month and the insurgents had installed their own checkpoints on several…
Taliban close Maimana-Jawzjan highway
Taliban insurgents have closed Maimana-Jawzjan highway for traffic in Andkhoy district of northwestern Jawzjan province on Saturday, an official said. Sultan Mohammad Sanjar, district’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants shut the road by digging the…
Taliban reopen Uruzgan-Kandahar highway for traffic
After keeping closed for several days, Taliban militants have reopened the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway in the Shah Walikot district of southern Kandahar province, residents said on Thursday. The Taliban had closed the highway in Bakhtu area of the district and…
Kabul-Kandahar highway reopens for traffic
Local officials in southern Ghazni province on Saturday said the Kabul-Kandahar highway had been reopened for traffic after a week of closure by protestors. Last week, residents of Maqur district blocked the busy Kabul-Kandahar highway, asking the…
6 days on, Muqor residents yet to unblock Kabul-Kandahar road
Residents of Muqor district of southern Ghazni province have blocked the Kabul-Kandahar highway for the last six days, asking the government to promote the district to a province. Rumors recently circulated on social media indicate President Ashraf…
