Khyber Pass/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Khyber Pass.

Militarily strategic mountain pass on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, lying along the ancient Silk Road between China and the West, and used by forces of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Darius the Great.