The Khyber Pass is the northernmost strategically important mountain pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan, connecting Kabul with the historic Pakistani region of Peshawar. The pass is 56 kilometers long and some parts of it reach over 914 meters in...

The Khyber Pass, (also spelled Khaiber or Khaybar) (Urdu: درہ خیبر) (altitude: 1,070 m , 3,510 ft) is the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between...

IF THE armchair strategists were right and the Khyber pass is the gateway to India, then the gate is currently blue, rather battered and tenuously attached to two dilapidated mock mediaeval towers. The gates are open and look as if they have not...

IN THE AFTERMATH of the horrific terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001, the focus has quickly moved to Afghanistan and its environs, seemingly for good reason. On the western perimeter lies Iran, on the eastern perimeter the world's most historic Pass, the mighty...

More than five years after the fall of the Taliban regime, the plundering of Afghanistan's archaeological sites and museums not only continues but has evolved into a sophisticated trade that could be financing the country's warlords and insurgents, experts say.The International Council of Museums, a...

A suicide bomber with a warning for American spies taped to his leg blew up a restaurant Tuesday, killing 25 people in the old quarter of this frontier city synonymous with violent Islamic radicalism and political intrigue.Security officials indicate the blast could be retaliation for...