Kabul–Jalalabad_Road

Kabul–Jalalabad Road

Kabul–Jalalabad Road

Road in Afghanistan


The Kabul–Jalalabad Road, also known as National Highway 08 (NH08), is a highway running between the Afghan cities of Kabul (the national capital) and Jalalabad, the largest city in eastern Afghanistan and capital of Nangarhar Province.[1] A portion of the road runs through the Tang-e Gharu gorge.[2]

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Somewhere on the Kabul–Jalalabad Road
View of the road
Stopped traffic on the Jalalabad–Kabul Road.

The road is about 152 kilometres (94 mi) long and travels upwards from an elevation of 575 meters in Jalalabad to 1790 meters in Kabul.[3] Because of the many traffic accidents, the road between Jalalabad and Kabul is considered to be one of the most dangerous in the world.[4][5] It consists of narrow roads with sharp turns past high cliffs and a valley of the Kabul River below, with which it runs parallel.[6]

It is a large part of the Afghan leg of the Grand Trunk Road. Parts of the road follow the British Army's disastrous 1842 retreat from Kabul.

See also


References

  1. "Application of Road Numbering System National Highway", Archived 2017-05-07 at the Wayback Machine The Ministry of Public Works (October 16, 2015)
  2. Gladstone, Cary (2001). Afghanistan Revisited. Nova Publishers. ISBN 9781590334218.


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