Snowfall shuts highway linking Afghan capital to northern region

KABUL, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The main highway linking the Afghan capital Kabul to the northern region of the country onward to the central Asian states has been shut down due to heavy snowfall in the mountainous Salang pass, reported the official news agency Bakhtar on Tuesday. Citing Mohammad Ashraf Haqshinas, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works, the official media outlet added that the Salang highway has

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