The Kabul–Jalalabad Road, also known as National Highway 08 (NH08), is a highway between the Afghan cities of Kabul (the national capital) and Jalalabad, the largest city in eastern Afghanistan and capital of Nangarhar Province. [1]

National Highway 01 or NH01, formally called the Ring Road (Pashto: د افغانستان حلقوي سړک; Dari: شاهراه حلقوی افغانستان), is a 2,200-kilometre (1,400 mi) two-lane road network circulating inside Afghanistan, connecting the following major cities (clockwise): Kabul, …

The Kabul-Jalalabad Highway is a challenging road located in Afghanistan, following the Kabul River Gorge for 64 kilometers (40 mi) in Taliban territory. This two-lane highway runs through 600-meter-high cliffs, and fatal traffic accidents are common due to reckless driving

As of 2017, Afghanistan had 17,903 km (11,124 mi) of paved roads and 17,000 km (11,000 mi) of unpaved roads, for an approximate total road system of 34,903 km (21,688 mi). [7] Traffic in Afghanistan is right hand. In 2008, about 731,607 vehicles were registered in Kabul. [4] At least 1,314 traffic collisions were reported in December 2022. [6]

Apr 6, 2022 · The Ring Road links Afghanistan’s four major cities which include Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, and Mazar-I-Sharif. Linking communities together via the Ring Road established a sense of community and allowed enterprise and hope to increase within Afghanistan thereby decreasing Taliban influence.

Aug 15, 2018 · Afghanistan's Kabul-Jalalabad Highway is certainly not for the faint hearted, we take a closer look at the road as part of our most dangerous roads series.

Feb 8, 2010 · The 40-mile stretch, a breathtaking chasm of mountains and cliffs between Kabul and Jalalabad, claims so many lives so regularly that most people stopped counting long ago. Cars flip and flatten...

Nov 6, 2023 · These tunnels, along with the breathtaking mountainous landscapes surrounding them, have transformed the Kabul-Jalalabad highway into a scenic marvel. As the planning for the highway began in...

Dec 12, 2024 · Some residents have praised the demolition of homes belonging to former warlords that had blocked roads in central Kabul since a construction boom after the end of the first Taliban rule in...

Dec 13, 2015 · Despite these dangers, hundreds of cars and trucks make the trip from Kabul to Jalalabad everyday. It still is one of the most important trade routes in Afghanistan.