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{{Image|Kabul, Peshawar, and some cities in Nangarhar, Afghanistan 6.png|right|350px| Kabul, Peshawar, and some cities in Nangarhar, Afghanistan.}} | {{Image|Kabul, Peshawar, and some cities in Nangarhar, Afghanistan 6.png|right|350px| Kabul, Peshawar, and some cities in Nangarhar, Afghanistan.}} | ||
{{Image|Torkham gate, Afghan, Pakistan border.jpg|right|350px| GI standing in the Khyber Pass at the | {{Image|Torkham gate, Afghan, Pakistan border.jpg|right|350px| GI standing in the Khyber Pass at the [[Towr Kham]] border crossing.}} | ||
The '''Khyber pass''' is a mountain pass in the [[Hindu Kush]] mountains, near the boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan. | The '''Khyber pass''' is a mountain pass in the [[Hindu Kush]] mountains, near the boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan. | ||
One of the few paved roads in Afghanistan travels through the pass, from the national capital, [[Kabul]], through [[Jalalabad]], the capital of [[Nangarhar Province]], and one of Afghanistan's largest cities, to the border with Pakistan, at [[ | One of the few paved roads in Afghanistan travels through the pass, from the national capital, [[Kabul]], through [[Jalalabad]], the capital of [[Nangarhar Province]], and one of Afghanistan's largest cities, to the border with Pakistan, at [[Towr Kham]]. The road then continues to [[Peshawar]], Pakistan. | ||
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Revision as of 12:06, 14 February 2024
(PD) Photo: Pfc. Daniel M. Rangel / US Army
GI standing in the Khyber Pass at the Towr Kham border crossing.
GI standing in the Khyber Pass at the Towr Kham border crossing.
The Khyber pass is a mountain pass in the Hindu Kush mountains, near the boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
One of the few paved roads in Afghanistan travels through the pass, from the national capital, Kabul, through Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province, and one of Afghanistan's largest cities, to the border with Pakistan, at Towr Kham. The road then continues to Peshawar, Pakistan.