CHARIKAR (PAN): Damaged by years of war and neglect, the Salang tunnel that represents the major north-south connection is being renovated with financial assistance from ISAF, an official said on Saturday.
CHARIKAR (PAN): One passenger was killed while six others sustained injuries during a traffic accident on the Kabul-Charikar highway on Friday, an official said.
CHARIKAR (PAN): A child and a man died as snow avalanches hit five houses in the Siagard district of central Parwan province, an official said on Thursday.
GHAZNI CITY (PAN): A woman and her two children were recovered frozen to death after being buried under snow on their way to a health clinic in the Malistan district of southern Ghazni province, a public representative said on Thursday.
CHARIKAR (PAN): Two highway maintenance officials were found dead on Wednesday afternoon after they were buried by an avalanche in central Parwan province, an official said.
CHARIKAR (PAN): Salang Highway maintenance chief Gen. Abdul Rajab was slightly injured when he was buried along with seven subordinates under a snow avalanche that hit the highway, an official said on Wednesday.
CHARIKAR (PAN): The Salang Pass, linking Kabul with northern provinces, was blocked early on Tuesday morning due to fear of snow slides, an official said.
CHARIKAR (PAN): Hundreds of residents on Saturday blocked the Kabul-North highway for at least one hour in Qarabagh district of central Parwan province, asking the government not to reverse its decision on the town chief’s replacement.
CHARIKAR (PAN): One policeman was killed and six others were wounded during a clash with militants in the Siah Gird district of central Parwan province, an official said on Thursday.
MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN): The provincial council head, Mohammad Hussain Sanjani on Thursday escaped unhurt in a remote-controlled bomb attack in Mahmood Raqi, the capital of central Kapisa province, an official said.
