Khost Gardez Pass
| Khost Gardez Pass | |||
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 The height of the Khost-Gardez-Pass |
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| Compass direction | northwest | Southeast | |
| Pass height | 2869 m | ||
| province | Paktia | Chost | |
| Valley locations | Gardez | Chost | |
| Mountains | Hindu Kush | ||
| Card (Paktika) | |||
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 28 '40 " N , 69 ° 22' 17" E | ||
The Khost-Gardez-Pass , also known in the Seti-Kandow Pass region or abbreviated as KG Pass , is the main connection between Chost and Gardez , the capital of the Afghan province of Paktia . The pass is partly unpaved and partly asphalted.
history
The Khost Gardez Pass has been used since ancient times when it enabled the connection from Kabul to India . During the Soviet occupation, mujahideen frequently attacked Soviet convoys on this route. The pass road was partially asphalted and repaired with funds from a German development project from 1965. This work was abandoned in 1979 with the Soviet occupation.
geography
The road to the Khost-Gardez-Pass begins at an altitude of about 2,300 m in the valley of the Gardez River and rises to a top of about 4000 m. The pass passes through numerous administrative and tribal areas, such as those of the Swak , Gerda Serai and Waze Zadran in Paktia and Besmil in Chost. The Zadran tribe is the dominant Pashtun tribe living in the area of this pass.
The pass is in an arid climate in which only bushes and small trees grow. In winter, the pass is not passable due to heavy snow.
From Pakistan , the Peiwar Pass leads to Gardez and via the Khost-Gardez Pass to Chost. From there the road continues to Kabul. This route is the shortest route from Kabul to Pakistan.
safety
Security in the pass region is problematic and attacks by militant forces are to be expected. Coalition soldiers, Afghan armed forces and civilians were attacked and murdered. The Afghan security forces and the coalition have set up a Salerno outpost for the safety of travelers not far from the pass.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zadran: Pashtun tribe residing Mainly in the "Zadran Arc" a nine-district area encompassing portions of the Paktya, Paktika and Khowst provinces. , Paktia Executive Summary on nps.edu (PDF; 399 kB). Retrieved September 19, 2010
- ↑ On Afghanistan's wild border, in search of a quicksilver enemy ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , US News and World Reports. Retrieved September 19, 2010
