Kabul–Jalalabad Road

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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, through which the Kabul River also flows.[2]

National Highway 8
Kabul–Jalalabad Road
Location
CountryAfghanistan
Highway system
Somewhere on the Kabul–Jalalabad Road
View of the road
Stopped traffic on the Jalalabad–Kabul Road.

The road is about 152 kilometres (94 mi) long and travels upwards from an elevation of 575 meters in Jalalabad to 1,790 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][6] It consists of narrow roads with sharp turns past high cliffs and a valley of the Kabul River below, with which it runs parallel.[7]

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.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ Application of Road Numbering System National Highway (PDF) (Report). The Ministry of Public Works. October 16, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-07.
  2. ^ Gladstone, Cary (2001). Afghanistan Revisited. Nova Publishers. ISBN 9781590334218.
  3. ^ Environmental Assessment and Report: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Transport Network Development Investment Program (Jabul Saraj–Nijrab Road) (PDF) (Report). Kabul, Afghanistan: Asian Development Bank. June 2011. doi:10.29171/acku_pamphlet_ge300_e594_2011. RRP AFG 44482-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Chang, Richard S. (8 February 2010). "The Most Dangerous Road?". Wheels Blog NY Times.
  5. ^ Filkins, Dexter (8 February 2010). "On Afghan Road, Scenes of Beauty and Death". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Perils and Beauty: Navigating the Kabul-Jalalabad Highway in Afghanistan". www.dangerousroads.org. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  7. ^ "Are you brave enough to tackle the Kabul-Jalalabad Highway?". www.adventurebikerider.com. 15 August 2018.