Afghanistan, Jan. 27 -- Afghanistan's power company says imported electricity from Uzbekistan remains disconnected, leaving Kabul and ten other provinces without reliable electricity due to storm damage.
Afghanistan's electricity company, reported that the imported power line from Uzbekistan to Kabul and ten surrounding provinces has not yet been restored.
The power outage began last Thursday, after severe storms and avalanches in the Shawl area of northern Salang destroyed a 220-kilovolt transmission tower.
The destroyed tower severed a crucial Uzbekistan-imported power line, highlighting Afghanistan's vulnerability to natural disasters, especially during winter months when heavy snowfall and storms are common.
Afghanistan has long rel...