This Tunnel Has Killed Thousands: The Salang Pass | Fascinating Horror

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This short documentary is a brief history of the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan - a underground pass through the Hindu Kush mountains that, over the years, has claimed thousands of lives... Fascinating Horror posts weekly videos covering the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! *LINKS:* 🔗 ► My other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KristianCrow ► Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXad0mx4WxY1fXdbvtg0CQ/join ► Follow me: https://twitter.com/TrueHorrorTales | https://www.instagram.com/fascinatinghorror/ | https://www.facebook.com/horrorfascinating ► Get in touch: [email protected] *CHAPTERS:* 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro ► ► ► *MUSIC:* 🎵 ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory *SOURCES:* 📑 ► "Afghanistan: Tunnel Tragedy" published by Time Magazine, November 1982. Link: https://time.com/archive/6700715/afghanistan-tunnel-tragedy/ ► "The Mystery Of The Afghanistan Salang Tunnel Accident Covered By The Soviet Union, On Today's History, November 3, 1982" published by Voi, November 2021. Link: https://voi.id/en/memori/100537 ► "Avalanches kill 64 and injure dozens near Salang tunnel" by Jerome Starkey, published by The Times, February 2010. Link: https://www.thetimes.com/travel/advice/avalanches-kill-64-and-injure-dozens-near-salang-tunnel-30bzfngflj8 ► "High Up In Afghanistan, A 'Ghostly' Ride Through The Salang Tunnel" by Nishant Dahiya, published by NPR, December 2010. Link: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/12/07/131879364/high-up-in-afghanistan-a-ghostly-ride-through-the-salang-tunnel ► "Death in an Afghan Tunnel" by Milt Freudenheim and Henry Giniger, published by The New York Times, November 1982. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/14/weekinreview/the-world-death-in-an-afghan-tunnel.html ► "Salang tunnel: 19 killed, dozens injured in fire" published by BBC News, December 2022. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64019570 ► "A Russian convoy carrying more than 1,200 soldiers through..." by Jonathan S Landay, published by UPI, May 1988. Link: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/05/15/A-Russian-convoy-carrying-more-than-1200-soldiers-through/2094579672000/ ► "Salang Highway Reopens after reconstruction" by Fidel Rahmati, published by Khaama Press, December 2023. Link: https://www.khaama.com/salang-highway-reopens-after-reconstruction/ ​​​​​​​#documentary​​​​ #history​​​​​​​​​ #truestories #disaster​ #afghanistan #tunnel