page_title: Salang Tunnel
hierarchical_section_title: Salang Tunnel
caption_attribution_description: English: Soldiers of the 101st Sustainment Brigade conducted a convoy through the Salang Pass here. The pass navigates through the a winding road and tunnel through some of the harshest terrain in Afghanistan. Nearly two miles above sea level, the Salang Pass connects the Parwan and Baghlan provinces and serves as one of the routes to move cargo and supplies from the main logistics hub at Bagram Air Field, located in eastern Afghanistan, to Regional Command North. (Photo ID: 384437)
context_page_description: The Salang Tunnel is a 2.67-kilometre-long tunnel located at the Salang Pass in the Hindu Kush mountains, between the Parwan and Baghlan provinces of Afghanistan, about 60 miles north of the city of Kabul. It was completed by the Soviet Union in 1964 and has been used to connect the northern Afghanistan with the capital, Kabul, and southern parts of the country. The tunnel is currently being repaired and improved. Between seven and ten thousand vehicles pass through the tunnel each day.
  The Salang Tunnel is the only pass going in a north–south direction to remain in use throughout the year. It is known for a deadly fire which occurred in November 1982, and several avalanche incidents. A series of avalanches led to the deaths of as many as 172 people in February 2010 either as a direct result of the avalanche or through being trapped.
context_section_description: The Salang Tunnel (Persian: تونل سالنگ‎ Tūnel-e Sālang) is a 2.67-kilometre-long (1.66 mi) tunnel located at the Salang Pass in the Hindu Kush mountains, between the Parwan and Baghlan provinces of Afghanistan, about 60 miles north of the city of Kabul. It was completed by the Soviet Union in 1964 and has been used to connect the northern Afghanistan with the capital, Kabul, and southern parts of the country. The tunnel is currently being repaired and improved. Between seven and ten thousand vehicles pass through the tunnel each day.
  The Salang Tunnel is the only pass going in a north–south direction to remain in use throughout the year. It is known for a deadly fire which occurred in November 1982, and several avalanche incidents. A series of avalanches led to the deaths of as many as 172 people in February 2010 either as a direct result of the avalanche or through being trapped.
caption: American military convoy entering the Salang Tunnel. Nearly 3.2 km (2 mi) above sea level, the Salang Pass connects the Parwan and Baghlan provinces of Afghanistan.
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