Outside the Salang Tunnel in 2009Inside the tunnel in 2013
The Salang Tunnel (Dari: تونل سالنگTūnel-e Sālang, Pashto: د سالنگ تونلDa Sālang Tūnel) is a 2.67-kilometre-long (1.66 mi) tunnel located at the Salang Pass in northern Parwan Province of Afghanistan, about 90 km (56 mi) north of the nation's capital, Kabul. At nearly 3,200 m (10,500 ft) above sea level, the tunnel work was originally completed by the Soviet Union in 1964.
The Salang Tunnel is of strategic importance as it connects by road Central Asia with South Asia, and is the only pass going in a north–south direction to remain in use throughout the year,[1] although it is often closed during the cold winters by heavy snowfall.[2][3][4]
In 2023, major construction work was done inside and outside the tunnel.[5][6][7]
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