The Afghan government is gearing up to repair a 50-year-old road and tunnel system linking nine northern provinces to the capital, Kabul, in the south. But Afghan lawmakers are not happy with several ...

A marvel of Soviet engineering when it was first opened in 1964, the Salang Pass tunnel remains the major artery in Afghanistan’s sparse transportation network. The tunnel cuts through the Hindu Kush ...

2002-02-07 04:00:00 PDT Salang Tunnel, Afghanistan-- An avalanche in the majestic Hindu Kush mountains trapped dozens of travelers yesterday in the treacherous Salang Pass, the only road linking Kabul ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KABUL (Reuters) - An accident in the landmark Salang alpine tunnel that connects Afghanistan's capital to its north killed at ...

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For four years, the most direct route connecting Kabul with Afghanistan's key northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif has been closed due to the dynamiting of the Salang Tunnel. But now, as RFE/RL ...

The U.S. military says it's spending an extra $100 million a month on the war in Afghanistan since Pakistan closed its border to NATO supply convoys. Now, NATO is using a route thousands of miles ...

KABUL (Reuters) - An accident in the landmark Salang alpine tunnel that connects Afghanistan's capital to its north killed at least 12 people and injured dozens, authorities said on Sunday.

NATO supply convoys into Afghanistan are using a long, slow and expensive route through Central Asia after Pakistan closed its border last year.... Afghan Tunnel: Decrepit, Dangerous Yet Indispensible ...