page_title: Kabul–Kandahar Highway
hierarchical_section_title: Kabul–Kandahar Highway
caption_attribution_description: English: Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul convoys along Highway 1 while sharing the road with local traffic, Qalat, Afghanistan, Oct. 16, 2011. PRT Zabul's mission is to conduct civil-military operations in Zabul province to extend the reach and legitimacy of the government of Afghanistan. (Photo ID: 477184)
context_page_description: The Kabul–Kandahar Highway is a 483-kilometer road linking Afghanistan's two largest cities, Kabul and Kandahar, passing through Maidan Shar, Saydabad, Ghazni, and Qalati Ghilji. This highway is a key portion of Afghanistan's national highway system or "National Highway 1". The entire highway from Kandahar to Kabul is on flat surface, with no mountain passes. Approximately 35 percent of Afghanistan's population lives within 50 km of the Kabul to Kandahar portion of the Ring Road.
context_section_description: The Kabul–Kandahar Highway (NH0101) is a 483-kilometer (300 mi) road linking Afghanistan's two largest cities, Kabul and Kandahar, passing through Maidan Shar, Saydabad, Ghazni, and Qalati Ghilji. This highway is a key portion of Afghanistan's national highway system or "National Highway 1". The entire highway from Kandahar to Kabul is on flat surface, with no mountain passes. Approximately 35 percent of Afghanistan's population lives within 50 km (31 mi) of the Kabul to Kandahar portion of the Ring Road.
caption: Kabul-Kandahar Highway at Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan (October 2012)
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