British forces sent to avalanche rescue
British forces have gone to the rescue after an avalanche buried 20 cars near a tunnel leading through some of Afghanistan's highest mountains.
The cars were buried in snow outside the Salang tunnel, about 80 miles north of Kabul, said UN spokesman Yusuf Hassan.
He said it is not clear how many people were trapped in the vehicles and there was no word on casualties.
The government sought international assistance to rescue people in the cars and the British-led peacekeeping force in Kabul sent a helicopter to the scene, Hassan said.
During the past few days, snow has blanketed parts of Afghanistan, blocking roads and isolating remote mountain villages.
