CHARIKAR (PAN): The Salang Pass -- linking the capital Kabul with northern Afghanistan -- reopened for traffic on Wednesday, two days after a heavy snowstorm closed northern and southern parts
FAIZABAD (PAN): One person was killed, seven others injured and 26 houses destroyed as snow avalanches continued to wreak havoc in northeastern Badakhshan province, the scene of dozens of such incidents this winter, an official said on Monday.
CHARIKAR (PAN): The Salang Pass, linking the capital Kabul with northern Afghanistan, on Thursday reopened for traffic, five days after a heavy snowstorm closed the key highway's northern and southern parts, officials said.
CHARIKAR (PAN): Fresh snowstorm has once again led to the closure of a strategic mountain pass, connecting Kabul with the northern provinces, officials said today.
CHARIKAR (PAN): Five policemen, including a district police chief, had been arrested on charges of firing at protestors during anti-US demonstrations in the central province of Kapisa, officials said on Sunday.
FAIZABAD (PAN): At least 37 people were killed after an entire village was buried under a massive snow avalanche in northern Badakhshan province, officials said on Tuesday.
