Afghanistan Road Conditions for the South Western and Eastern Region
Kandahar province the road condition to all districts is generally good during the dry. In most parts of
this province the security situation has deteriorated requiring armed escort to deliver food for vulnerable
people in insecure districts where normal delivery of food is impossible.
Uruzgan Province is the mountainous area characterized with steep and narrow roads that makes
transportation very difficult in winter especially to districts like, Gezab, Khas-Uruzgan, Dehrawad,
Chinarto, Char-Chino and Chora.
Nimroz province is a plain land, mostly dusty and sandy and the road from Dilaram to Zaranj city is
asphalted. The roads to other FDPs in the province are not paved, but they are generally good in
summer. Security situation on the road from Dilaram to Zaranj is volatile. Many incidents of food looting
and diversion occur in Bakwa desert on this road. The incidents are usually harsh to the extent that
escorted convoys were attacked and the food and truck were burnt and looted. Transporters usually
decline to deliver food to Nimroz for these reasons.
Hilmand Province Roads are mostly gravelled and compacted. Owing to the on-going military
operations in most of the districts of Hilmand the delivery of humanitarian assistance has been severely
affected. Also the route between Kandahar and Hilmand is not secure for food transportation in some
parts of Zarri and Maywand district of Kandahar Provinces.
Zabul Province is a mountainous area and it is not easy for transportation. Security situation in all
districts is extremely volatile, which makes food delivery difficult except for Qalat (the capital city of
Zabul) and Shar-i-safa district, which are located on the main Kandahar-Kabul high way.
Eastern Region
Most of eastern region roads are in the mountains. Road are not paved with some that are very narrow
making transport very difficult.