Local sources have reported that the Kabul-Nangarhar highway has been closed due to heavy rainfall and landslides.
Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Thursday, November 12, that following rainfall, landslides and falling rocks in several sections, the highway has been closed to traffic.
According to the sources, the road has been closed since this evening, leaving dozens of passenger and cargo vehicles stranded at various points along the highway.
The sources said the Taliban have set up a checkpoint in the Darunta area of Nangarhar and are not allowing vehicles intending to use the route to proceed.
This comes after the Taliban-run Meteorology Department of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation warned of possible heavy rainfall and flooding in 33 provinces across Afghanistan.
