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Subject: INSO UPDATE: REPORT =?UTF-8?B?4oCTIEFGRyDigJM=?= CENTRAL REGION: Main
 Roads Closed due to Weather Conditions
To: Faisal Ahmadzai <faisal.ahmadzai@jack.ngo>

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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Afghanistan, Central Region, Pa=
rwan, Salang District; Kabul, Surobi District; Bamyan Province, Shibar, Yak=
awlang, Panjab and Waras Districts; Daykundi Province, Shahrestan, Pato and=
 Nili Districts; Multiple Areas</div>								</div>
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								Main Roads Closed due to Weather Conditions								</div>
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IME</div>
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								22/01/2022 08:45								</div>
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 1315 hrs:</strong=
> Following the end of road clearance operations, access along the Kabul-Ja=
lalabad Highway has been restored.<br /><br />Road access in the remaining =
previously indicated areas in Parwan, Bamyan, and Daykundi provinces remain=
s cut off, as of the time of writing.</div>								</div>
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<p style=3D"text-align: justify;">The previous advisory to review the viabi=
lity of existing movement plans along the indicated highways as well as int=
ernal travel safety protocols remains in place.<br /><br />NGOs should cont=
inue to seek confirmation on the status of the cleared highway section befo=
re travelling, as conditions may deteriorate again in case of renewed incle=
ment weather.<br /><br />INSO Central will continue to monitor the situatio=
n and provide separate email updates for significant changes as required.</=
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								<div style=3D"margin: 12.5px 25px; padding: 0 12.5px 0 0;">INITIAL =
REPORT</div>
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<p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 0845 hrs:</strong> Followin=
g renewed heavy snowfall and rainstorms, travel along the majority of main =
highways through Central Region has been temporarily cut off. Local authori=
ties have launched route clearance operations in the affected areas to rest=
ore access.<br /><br />Affected highways include the Charikar-Pul-e Khumri =
Highway, where access is closed down in the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/=
kJop8iyGPPwv9wet5">Salang Pass</a> area in Salang District, Parwan Province=
.<br /><br />In Kabul Province, travel along the Kabul-Jalalabad Highway is=
 cut off in the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/uLcseVL5kxbTtgsH9">Mahipar</=
a> area of Surobi District following a rockslide.<br /><br />In Bamyan Prov=
ince, Shibar District, travel along the Maydanshahr-Bamyan Highway is cut o=
ff in the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/N35hEWGHmfSpiDzD7">Kotal Haji Gak<=
/a> area, while travel along the Charikar-Bamyan Highway is interrupted in =
the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/AK2DkGbHXpJs72Ln8">Kotal-e Shibar</a> ar=
ea. The Bamyan-Nili Highway is cut off in the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/map=
s/qVrRt1R6Rz7ZKs3Y7">Kotal-e Shato</a> area in Yakawlang District, as well =
as in the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/4nsVjoD1XRdPcFif8">Kotal-e Qounaq<=
/a> area in Waras District. The Panjab-Lal Wa Sarjangal Highway is cut off =
in the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/zMhmDjvqNAj68nTy8">Khar Quol</a> and =
<a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/mm3dDTeZd1WNQE869">Pay-e Kotal</a> areas of =
Panjab District.<br /><br />In Daykundi Province, all main highways leading=
 into Nili have been closed down. The Nili-Bamyan Highway is currently clos=
ed down in the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/oTCCNnu7i7MzDmSo9">Kotali Cha=
balk</a> and <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/kSUkjCbBhxZD8vHx6">Kotali Seya =
Boghondi</a> areas of Shahrestan District. The Nili-Tirin Kot Highway is cu=
t off in the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/8FJxqJnsBYTdyVxaA">Kotal-e Tama=
zan</a> area of Pato District. The northward highway leading from Nili to K=
hadir and Ashtarlay districts is closed down in the <a href=3D"https://goo.=
gl/maps/KS3S7Jt8Q1rEG3HB9">Meyana Qoul</a> area of Nili District.<br /><br =
/>Travel along main highways across Central Region will continue to face fr=
equent disruptions until the end of winter. While the status of most second=
ary roads remains unconfirmed, similar extensive route closures can be expe=
cted to occur along secondary roads as well, particularly in mountainous pr=
ovinces. The IEA is likely to prioritise the clearing of main roads over se=
condary roads, meaning that accessing already remote areas will become incr=
easingly difficult, and previously accessible areas will become harder to r=
each.<br /><br />As a result of the extended road closures, increased traff=
ic congestion can be expected in the affected areas, as motorists may be fo=
rced to stay put for extended periods of time. Individual motorists may att=
empt to cross closed down routes, which can pose an additional secondary ri=
sk to other travellers and further exacerbate route clearance operations. F=
urthermore, accommodation along affected highways may face overbooking due =
to unplanned overnight stays of motorists unable to continue their travel.<=
br /><br />The majority of indicated route closures occurred in established=
 choke points along the highways, such as Salang Pass in Parwan Province or=
 Kotal Haji Gak in Bamyan Province as a result of their specific geography.=
 While these areas regularly close down due to adverse weather conditions, =
authorities have not put any additional effective road safety measures in p=
lace in recent years to limit the likelihood of similar closures reoccurrin=
g during the winter months at the currently elevated frequency.<br /><br />=
Road conditions in the region are unlikely to significantly improve until s=
pring, despite ongoing IEA road clearance operations. As such, local author=
ities may decide to close off sections of main roads at short notice as a p=
reventative measure intended to prevent accidents, while formally open road=
s may be impassable in practice, particularly in remote areas.<br /><br />N=
GOs are advised to review the viability of existing movement plans along th=
e indicated highways based on the latest route closures and non-essential g=
round movements should be reconsidered. Drivers and other staff members tra=
velling should be familiar with internal response procedures in case of sud=
den route closures and road traffic accidents.<br /><br />NGOs are further =
advised to seek to confirm the status of both main and secondary roads they=
 intend to use for road movements through local intermediaries as close to =
departure as possible.<br /><br />Adequate maintenance should be ensured fo=
r all NGO vehicles used in planned movements and the presence of necessary =
emergency items (e.g. first aid kit, drinking water reserve, spare warm clo=
thing) should be confirmed prior to departure.<br /><br />While travelling =
along roads affected by snowfall, NGO vehicles should travel with reduced s=
peed and full lights in order to maximise visibility. Conducting road movem=
ents outside settlements between dusk and dawn as well as through closed do=
wn sections of highways is strongly discouraged.</p>
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Y</div>
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">SA Central, Dennis Ikas<br /><b=
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<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><a href=3D"mailto:sa.central@afg.ngosaf=
ety.org">sa.central@afg.ngosafety.org</a></div>								</div>
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