2010 Salang avalanches
Entrance of the Salang Tunnel | |
| Date | 8 February 2010 |
|---|---|
| Location | Southern Salang Pass, Parwan Province, Afghanistan |
| Deaths | 175 |
The 2010 Salang avalanches (Dari: برفکوچهای سالنگ, Pashto: سالنګ کې د واورې ښوئېدنې) consisted of a series of at least 36 avalanches that struck the southern approach to the Salang Tunnel, north of Kabul. They were caused by a freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains.