Salang Pass Closed for Second day
Over the past 36 hours, the situation has worsened, rainfall has increased, storms have intensified, and the visibility area has been reduced to zero, said Abdul Basir Habibi, the commander responsible for the highway.
Over the past 36 hours, the situation has worsened, rainfall has increased, storms have intensified, and the visibility area has been reduced to zero, said Abdul Basir Habibi, the commander responsible for the highway.
“Snowstorm continues and the highway will remain closed until workers can clear it,” he said. “three avalanches in northern part of Salang pass and two in southern part have occurred and there is the possibility of other avalanches as well,” he added.
He further said that currently the thickness of the snow reaches more than one and a half meters.
The Salang highway is one of the country’s largest highways connecting Kabul with at least 9 provinces in the north.
