Peiwar Pass
Mountain pass on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border
Peiwar Pass
Location of Peiwar Pass
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Peiwar Pass (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
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Peiwar Pass (FATA)
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Peiwar Pass (Pakistan)
Show map of PakistanThe Peiwar Kotal Pass, also spelled Paywar, is a mountain pass in the Kurram Valley that connects Paktia Province in Afghanistan to Kurram District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
In November 1878, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Peiwar Kotal was the site of a battle between British-led forces under Sir Frederick Roberts and Afghan forces. Roberts outmaneuvered the Afghans and secured a British victory and control of the pass.[1]
See also
- Battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
- Battle of Peiwar Kotal
- Kurram Valley
- Loya Paktia
- Parachinar
References
- ^ Byron Farwell. Queen Victoria's Little Wars. pp. 203–204. Published Allen Lane, London. 1973. ISBN 0713904577.
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