The series of landslides Saturday evening over the highway between the capital city Kabul and eastern Nangarhar's Jalalabad city has blocked the road, officials said Sunday.
The first landslide happened in the Darunta area of Kabul's Surobi district, 200 meters from Darunta tunnel, according to Laghman province officials.
A second landslide took place in Kabul province's Mahipar area.
According to deputy provincial governor of Laghman – which borders Kabul and Nangarhar – the incident has created problems for travelers.
"This is a big highway, and there are some problems. [But] we are redirecting the vehicles from Char Bagh to Nangarhar. There are no serious issues," said Jamiatullah Hamidi, Laghman deputy governor.
Travelers can also reach Jalalabad via the road through Qarghaee district of Laghman province.
The government is working to clear the road quickly in order to ensure the problem does not grow.
"This is a highway with economic value – most of the vehicles are coming to Kabul and Jalalabad from Torkham (port) and that is how the goods reach Kabul. If this road is constantly closed, the price of food materials will increase," said Mohammad Zaman Vaziri, commander of 201 Selab army corps which overseas Afghanistan's east.
None of the incidents so far have caused harm to people, officials said.