WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Khyber Pass is a 53-kilometer (33-miles) passage through the Hindu Kush. It connects the northern frontier of what is now Pakistan with Afghanistan. During the three Afghan Wars the pass was the scene of numerous skirmishes between Anglo-Indian soldiers and local tribesmen who tried to control access to it.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Khyber Pass once was an important strategic gateway because it cut through the Spin Ghar instead of through the Hindu Kush, thus offering a comparatively easy route between the valley of the Kābul and the plains of Punjab; the pass lost its importance after it was superseded by a more accessible pass to the north.

Detailed explanation-3: -Khyber Pass, Khyber also spelled Khaybar, or Khaibar. It is one of the important passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The pass connects Kābul with Peshāwar. The pass has historically been the gateway for invasions of the Indian subcontinent from the northwest.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bābur, then the ruler of Kabul and later the founder of the Mughal Empire, entered the Indian subcontinent through the Khyber Pass before defeating Ibrāhīm Lodī, the last Afghan sultan of Delhi, in 1526 at the First Battle of Panipat.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Khyber Pass is considered one of the most famous mountain passes in the world. The pass connects Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar. The inhabitants of the area are predominantly from the Afridi and Shinwari tribes of Pashtuns.