KABUL -- Afghan officials say at least 28 people have been killed and more than 70 injured after vehicles were trapped overnight by avalanches in a treacherous pass across the Hindu Kush Mountains.
The Defense Ministry said hundreds more were stranded.
The avalanches, after days of heavy snow, also blocked the entrances to a 2.6-kilometer-long tunnel in the Salang pass, on the main route connecting Kabul with northern Afghanistan.
Officials said rescuers worked through the night to save some 200 people.
with agency reports
The Defense Ministry said hundreds more were stranded.
The avalanches, after days of heavy snow, also blocked the entrances to a 2.6-kilometer-long tunnel in the Salang pass, on the main route connecting Kabul with northern Afghanistan.
Officials said rescuers worked through the night to save some 200 people.
with agency reports