Kabul–Jalalabad Road Explained

Country:AFG
Type:NH
Route:8
Alternate Name:Kabul–Jalalabad Road

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] A portion of the road runs through the Tang-e Gharu gorge.[2]

The road is about 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 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 route of the British Army's disastrous 1842 retreat from Kabul.

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Notes and References

  1. Application of Road Numbering System National Highway . https://web.archive.org/web/20170507113922/http://mopw.gov.af/Content/files/Road_Numbering_System%20v1_0(1).pdf . 2017-05-07 . The Ministry of Public Works . October 16, 2015.
  2. Book: Gladstone, Cary . Afghanistan Revisited . 2001 . Nova Publishers . 9781590334218 . en.
  3. Environmental Assessment and Report: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Transport Network Development Investment Program (Jabul Saraj–Nijrab Road) . June 2011 . RRP AFG 44482-02 . Kabul, Afghanistan . Asian Development Bank . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604103912/https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-document/61388/44482-01-afg-iee-02.pdf . June 4, 2020 . 10.29171/acku_pamphlet_ge300_e594_2011.
  4. Web site: Chang . Richard S. . The Most Dangerous Road? . Wheels Blog NY Times . en . 8 February 2010.
  5. News: Filkins . Dexter . On Afghan Road, Scenes of Beauty and Death . The New York Times . 8 February 2010.
  6. Web site: Are you brave enough to tackle the Kabul-Jalalabad Highway? . 15 August 2018 . www.adventurebikerider.com.

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