Salang Pass
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The Salang Pass is the primary mountain pass connecting northern Afghanistan with Parwan Province, with onward connections to Kabul Province, southern Afghanistan. Located on the border of Parwan Prov
Salang tunnel view from the side
Salang Pass view
The Salang Pass with heavy snow on 30 January 2009
On the way to Salang Pass
Salang Tunnel
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The Salang Tunnel is a 2.67-kilometre-long tunnel located at the Salang Pass in northern Parwan Province of Afghanistan, about 90 km north of the nation's capital, Kabul. At nearly 3,400 m above sea l
Salang Pass
…Afghanistan or Tokharistan. The Salang River originates nearby and flows south. The pass crosses the Hindu Kush mountains but is now bypassed through the Salang Tunnel, which runs underneath it at a height of about 3,400 m. The tunnel was built by engineers and construction crews from the Soviet Union in 1958 – 1964…
Outside the Salang Tunnel in 2009
Inside the tunnel in 2013
American military convoy entering the Salang Tunnel, 2011
Inside one of the avalanche galleries at the Salang Pass in 2013