[AFG] Roads in Afghanistan

Uppsala · December 27th, 2010, 06:17 PM

Do anyone here know if there is any motorways in Afghanistan? Or do they have something similar to motorways like highways or dual carriageways? Maybe Kabul have a motorway?

How do the roads in Afghanistan look like?

***keber*** · December 27th, 2010, 07:16 PM

Looking at Google Earth and Panoramio pictures there are no motorways in Afghanistan, there are some dual carriageways (or more like streets) in Kabul.

Like this:

***Tin_Can*** · December 28th, 2010, 07:21 AM

Kabul-Gardez highway U/C in 2005:

Highway 1 or A01 (Jalalabad-Kabul-Kandahar-Delaram-Herat-Islam Qala-Mazar) This is here is just outside Kabul:

One more photo of Highway 1 (too large to be linked here):
http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/globa...39682_0551.jpg

Probably priority roads are links to neighbouring countries and are developed in order to ease Nato supply lines.

Btw,this blog (Travels in Afghanistan) has good selection of photos from 1974-1975. Obviously,only fraction of those roads have survived,but it's still a interesting to see previous road network there.

Example (Kabul 1975):

Nima-Farid · November 5th, 2011, 05:48 AM

Some photos

Nima-Farid · February 21st, 2012, 06:27 AM

Qonduz Road sign.

Nima-Farid · April 28th, 2012, 06:53 PM

Afghanistan

Nima-Farid · April 29th, 2012, 07:40 PM

A bridge (FAyzabad Badakhshan)

Nima-Farid · April 30th, 2012, 12:30 AM

toll booth, torkham, Pak border

Nima-Farid · April 30th, 2012, 06:33 AM

Mazar Sharif western Entrance

NFZANMNIM · January 3rd, 2013, 08:56 PM

road sign

NFZANMNIM · January 3rd, 2013, 09:12 PM

Palance · January 3rd, 2013, 10:07 PM

Am I right when I say that people in Iran and Afghanistan understand each other (Farsi/Dari )?

NFZANMNIM · January 3rd, 2013, 11:33 PM

Yes you are right. The difference between Farsi and Dari is like the difference between British and American English. And also Tajik language, which only uses cyrilic alphabet.

-Pino- · January 5th, 2013, 11:20 PM

The road signs look a bit like the Iranian ones too.

NFZANMNIM · January 7th, 2013, 01:38 AM

yeah the font is similar too.
for example:

However the color they use for normal roads is different from Iran's which is green.

NFZANMNIM · January 17th, 2013, 04:53 AM

Harat-Islam Qal'a-Iran (AH1) Road

wildthing121675 · January 17th, 2013, 09:00 AM

VERY interesting thread! I've often wondered about Afghanistan roads and highways over the past few years wondering what was over there... as a curiosity cause of having friends who served there during the Afghanistan war.

Always nice to learn about roadways in other countries...

wildthing

iMiros · January 17th, 2013, 09:27 AM

Where the ends 2x2 highway that goes from Kabul to Jalalabad?- A1 highway. (Old satellite map it suddenly cuts in Google Maps)

December 27th, 2010, 06:17 PM	#1
Uppsala Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Uppsala, S, Europe Posts: 491 Likes (Received): 0	[AFG] Roads in Afghanistan Do anyone here know if there is any motorways in Afghanistan? Or do they have something similar to motorways like highways or dual carriageways? Maybe Kabul have a motorway? How do the roads in Afghanistan look like?

December 28th, 2010, 07:21 AM	#3
*Tin_Can* Moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tallinn Posts: 4,662	Kabul-Gardez highway U/C in 2005: Highway 1 or A01 (Jalalabad-Kabul-Kandahar-Delaram-Herat-Islam Qala-Mazar) This is here is just outside Kabul: One more photo of Highway 1 (too large to be linked here): http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/globa...39682_0551.jpg Probably priority roads are links to neighbouring countries and are developed in order to ease Nato supply lines. Btw,this blog (Travels in Afghanistan) has good selection of photos from 1974-1975. Obviously,only fraction of those roads have survived,but it's still a interesting to see previous road network there. Example (Kabul 1975): __________________ ┌ MY PHOTOS OF ESTONIA: HAAPSALU \| TALLINN (1400+ PHOTOS! NEW PHOTOS!) ├ MY TRAVEL PHOTOS: STOCKHOLM └ VISIT NORDIC & BALTIC FORUM

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Palance Autosnelwegen.net Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Palancedrecht, NL Posts: 783 Likes (Received): 13	Am I right when I say that people in Iran and Afghanistan understand each other (Farsi/Dari )? __________________ Erwin. http://www.autosnelwegen.net/

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December 27th, 2010, 07:16 PM	#2
*keber* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,011 Likes (Received): 120	Looking at Google Earth and Panoramio pictures there are no motorways in Afghanistan, there are some dual carriageways (or more like streets) in Kabul. Like this:

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Nima-Farid BANNED Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Shiraz-Abadeh Posts: 962 Likes (Received): 1	Qonduz Road sign.

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Nima-Farid BANNED Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Shiraz-Abadeh Posts: 962 Likes (Received): 1	A bridge (FAyzabad Badakhshan)

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NFZANMNIM Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,177 Likes (Received): 204	Yes you are right. The difference between Farsi and Dari is like the difference between British and American English. And also Tajik language, which only uses cyrilic alphabet.

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NFZANMNIM Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,177 Likes (Received): 204	yeah the font is similar too. for example: However the color they use for normal roads is different from Iran's which is green.

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wildthing121675 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Kent, OH Posts: 13 Likes (Received): 3	VERY interesting thread! I've often wondered about Afghanistan roads and highways over the past few years wondering what was over there... as a curiosity cause of having friends who served there during the Afghanistan war. Always nice to learn about roadways in other countries... wildthing

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