Kabul–Jalalabad Road

The Kabul–Jalalabad Road, also known as National Highway 08 (NH08), is a highway between the Afghan cities of Kabul (the national capital) and Jalalabad, the largest city in eastern Afghanistan and capital of Nangarhar Province.

[1] A portion of the road runs through the Tang-e Gharu gorge, through which the Kabul River also flows.

[3] Because of the many traffic accidents, the road between Jalalabad and Kabul is considered one of the most dangerous in the world.

[4][5][6] It consists of narrow roads with sharp turns past high cliffs and a valley of the Kabul River below, with which it runs parallel.

Parts of the road follow the route of the British Army's disastrous 1842 retreat from Kabul.