Laghman residents seek wider, safer Kabul-Jalalabad highway

Laghman residents seek wider, safer Kabul-Jalalabad highway

Residents along the Kabul-Jalalabad highway say the road needs to be widened and safety measures strengthened after traffic crashes killed 620 people and injured nearly 1,400 others on the highway last year. In the Surkhakan area of Qarghayi district, damaged vehicles involved in crashes along the highway remain visible. Shopkeepers and residents said crashes have become a persistent problem, often leaving drivers and passengers dead or injured.…