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{{Image|Torkham gate, Afghan, Pakistan border.jpg|right|350px| GI standing in the Khyber Pass at the Torkham border crossing.}} | {{Image|Torkham gate, Afghan, Pakistan border.jpg|right|350px| GI standing in the Khyber Pass at the Torkham border crossing.}} | ||
The '''Khyber pass''' is a mountain pass in the [[Hindu Kush]] mountains, near the boundary between | 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 [[Torkham]]. The road then continues to [[Peshawar]], 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 [[Torkham]]. The road then continues to [[Peshawar]], Pakistan. | ||
Revision as of 11:06, 14 February 2024
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 Torkham. The road then continues to Peshawar, Pakistan.