Salang Pass
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The Salang Pass is the primary mountain pass connecting northern Afghanistan with Parwan Province, with onward connections to Kabul Province, southern Afghanistan. Located on the border of Parwan Prov
Salang tunnel view from the side
Salang Pass view
The Salang Pass with heavy snow on 30 January 2009
On the way to Salang Pass
Hindu Kush
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The Hindu Kush is an 800-kilometre-long mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and eastern Afghanistan into northwestern Pakistan and far sout
Salang Pass
…connections between the Kabul region with northern Afghanistan or Tokharistan. The Salang River originates nearby and flows south. The pass crosses the Hindu Kush mountains but is now bypassed through the Salang Tunnel, which runs underneath it at a height of about 3,400 m. The tunnel was built by engineers and…
The Hindu Kush mountains at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Noshaq is the second highest independent peak of the Hindu Kush Range after Tirich Mir.
Landscape of Afghanistan with a T-62 tank in the foreground
Terraced fields amongst the Hindu Kush in the Swat valley, Pakistan