Question

Which countries are linked by the Khyber Pass?
A. Afghanistan and Pakistan
B. Afghanistan and Tajikistan
C. India and Pakistan
D. India and Afghanistan

Answer 1

Hint: The Khyber Pass, also spelt as Khaibar Pass, connects the Central and South Asia. The Khyber pass is a mountain pass which connects the valley of Peshawar at Jamrud and the town of Landi Kotal.

Complete Answer:
The name Khyber is additionally applied to the range of parched, broken slopes through which the pass runs and which structure the last spurs of the Spin Ghar Range. On one of the sides of the associating edge are the origins of two little streams, the beds of which structure the Khyber gorge which further structures the Khyber Pass.
Let us examine the option
Option A - Afghanistan and Pakistan are mainly linked by the Khyber Pass. This pass connects Peshawar and Kabul. The Khyber pass separates these two countries and ridges the gap between Central and South Asia.
Option B - Afghanistan and Tajikistan are separated by the Wakhjir Pass extending to China, is a narrow strip of territory that connects these three countries.
Option C - The Burzil Pass connects Pakistan administered Gilgit and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, which acts as a de facto border between both India and Pakistan. Due to the territorial disputes, Pakistan has closed off certain routes of the Burzil pass.
Option D - India and Afghanistan are not directly connected but the Khyber Pass play an important role in connecting these two nations. Historically speaking this pass was a gateway for the Afghans to invade the Indian subcontinents from the northwest.
Thus, the correct answer is option, ‘A. Afghanistan and Pakistan’.

Note: According to the map, the Khyber Pass was a border region of British Raj and is currently a part of Pakistan, yet neither the British nor the Pakistani government have ever completely controlled it. The Pathan clan chiefs run everything. Pashtun region traverses the border of which 60 percent live in Pakistan and 40 percent to the other side of the border.