Peiwar Pass
Mountain pass on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border
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The 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. It is also known as Kurram Pass.
| Peiwar Pass | |
|---|---|
| Kurram Pass | |
"Guns captured at the Peiwar Kotal and parked at Kohat" photograph by John Burke (photographer) during the Second Anglo-Afghan War | |
  Peiwar Pass Location within Afghanistan  Peiwar Pass Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Peiwar Pass Location within FATA  Peiwar Pass Location within Pakistan | |
 Interactive map of Peiwar Pass | |
| Third Approach | |
| Location | Afghanistan–Pakistan border |
| Range | Hindu Kush |
| Coordinates | 33°58′09″N 69°52′21″E |
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]
