Salang highway closed due to snowfall, storm
The Salang Highway, which links Kabul with the northern provinces, has been closed to all traffic due to heavy snowfall, a storm and poor visibility, an official said on Tuesday.
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Salang highway reopens for passenger vehicles
The Salang highway — a key link between Kabul and northern provinces — reopened for passenger vehicles this morning, an official said on Friday.
Salang highway reopens for passenger vehicles after snowstorm
The Salang Highway, which connects Kabul to northern provinces, reopened for passenger vehicles on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said.
Salang highway reopens for all types of traffic
The Salang highway, connecting Kabul with northern provinces, was reopened for traffic on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said.
Salang highway reopens for passenger vehicles
The Salang highway, connecting Kabul with northern provinces, has been reopened for traffic.
Salang highway closed for cargo trucks
The Salang highway that connects Kabul with northern provinces was closed for trailer vehicles due to heavy snowfall, and official said on Sunday.
Heavy snowfall closes Salang highway for traffic
The Salang highway that connects Kabul with northern provinces was closed for all kind of traffic due to heavy snowfall and storms on Saturday.
Salang highway reopens for cargo trucks with weight warning
The Salang highway that connects Kabul with northern provinces has been reopened for heavy vehicles on a regular basis and legal action will be taken against motorists carrying weight beyond the specified limit.
Salang highway reopens after reconstruction
With the completion of reconstruction work on it, the Salang highway, connecting Kabul with northern provinces, was reopened on Wednesday.
Salang highway’s condition lately deteriorates: Motorists
PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Drivers say the Salang highway’s condition has lately deteriorated and seriously needs reconstruction. The Salang road connects capital Kabul with nine northern provinces and thousands of cars ply the road daily. Mushtaq Ahmad, a driver, told Pajhwok that…
Salang highway closed against cargo vehicles
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): The Salang Highway that connects Kabul with northern provinces was closed for cargo trucks due to heavy snowfall on Thursday, an official said. Hafiz Mohammad Yaqoob, maintenance commander of the highway, the key highway was closed from both…
Salang highway closed for cargo vehicles
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): The Salang highway, connecting Kabul with northern provinces, has been closed for cargo trucks due to heavy snowfall and wind storm, an official said on Monday. Hafiz Mohammad Yaqoob, maintenance commander of the highway, said the key road…
Salang highway has reopened for traffic: MoPW
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Salang highway, connecting Kabul with northern provinces, has reopened for traffic from both sides, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Saturday. The key highway had been shut for all kinds of traffic over the past…
Salang highway closed due to snowstorms
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): The Salang highway that connects Kabul with northern provinces was closed for all kind of traffic due to heavy snowfall and storms on Wednesday. Samiullah Walizada, the highway maintenance commander, said the highway was closed due to heavy…
Salang highway shut for cargo vehicles
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Salang highway that links Kabul with northern provinces was closed for cargo vehicles on Sunday due to heavy snowfall. Mohammad Hafiz Yaqoobi, maintenance in-charge of the key highway, said the highway was closed due to heavy snowfall…
Salang highway closed for cargo vehicles
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): The Salang Highway that connects Kabul with northern provinces has been closed for cargo trucks due to heavy snowfall, an official said on Thursday. Hafiz Mohammad Yaqoob, maintenance commander of the highway, the key highway was closed for…
Salang highway reopens for small vehicles after fuel tanker inferno
PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): The strategic Salang highway was reopened for small vehicles carrying patients and deceased on Wednesday after remaining closed three days due to a fire incident that killed and wounded dozens of people, officials said. Baghlan police spokesman Maulvi…
Death toll from Salang tunnel inferno rises to 31
KABUL (Pajhwok): The death toll from a fire inside the Salang tunnel in central Parwan province has risen to 31 with 37 others injured, the Ministry of Public Health says. An oil tanker overturned and caught fire inside the Russian…
Drivers, passengers irked by lousy Salang highway
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Drivers and passengers complain of the deteriorating condition of the road in the Salang district of central Parwan province and asked the government for its reconstruction on priority. Salang Pass, located 3,950 metres above the sea level, connects…
Salang highway closed for cargo trucks
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Salang Highway that connects Kabul with northern provinces has been closed for cargo trucks due to heavy clouds, an official said on Monday. Qazi Obaid, director of the Salang Protection Agency, tweeted that the highway had been…
Snowfall closes Salang highway for cargo trucks
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): The Salang highway, connection Kabul with northern Afghanistan, was closed for cargo trucks due to heavy snowfall on Sunday morning. Qazi Obaidullah, the highway maintenance commander, said the 20-30 centimetres of snow struck the area. As a result,…
