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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 [[Towr Kham]] border crossing.}} | {{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 route through 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. | |||
The '''Khyber | |||
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]]. | |||
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Revision as of 08:55, 25 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 route through 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.