Border Territory - Afghan Infantry - Khyber Pass
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location. This card dates from the conclusion of the third Anglo-Afghan war of 1919. The card shows a picket of Afghan infantry at the Boundary line between the British and Afghan territory on the North West Frontier
Picture No
10285301
Media ID
45526474
Size
4704px x 2950px
(1.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1920
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