The Taliban's Ministry of Public Works has announced that the Kabul-Kandahar highway will be closed to all types of vehicles from Monday, 8 July to Wednesday, 10 July.

The ministry stated that during these two days, a section of the Kabul-Kandahar highway will undergo asphalting. In a press release issued on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Works mentioned that the Sheikhabad bridge area in Saydabad district of Maidan Wardak province will be under maintenance.

The press release urged cargo and passenger vehicle drivers to use the Kabul-Logar route until the Kabul-Kandahar highway is reopened.

The Kabul-Kandahar highway was constructed with international assistance during the presidency of Hamid Karzai in early 2000s. However, a significant portion of this route has been destroyed due to the war in recent years.

The Taliban have been accused of destroying this road and its bridges during the insurgency against the previous republic order and the international forces.