Heavy Snowfall Closes Ghor-Kabul Highway

Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas, a spokesman for the Taliban's Ministry of Public Works, announced on Monday, December 16, that the Ghor-Kabul highway has been closed to traffic following heavy snowfall.

The exact date of the reopening of the highway has not been announced, but the Taliban's Ministry of Public Works has said that they are trying to clear the road.

The Taliban official also posted pictures of heavy snowfall on this highway on his account on social media platform X.

According to the details provided by Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas, "so far, the thickness of the snow in northern and southern Salang has reached 7 centimetres”.