Definition: The Khyber Pass is a 33-mile pass over the Hindu Kush mountains linking Pakistan and Afghanistan. Long considered a key trading route over the rough terrain, the pass has recently been targeted as a key smuggling route from Pakistan to the Taliban militants in Afghanistan.
Khyber Pass
By Bridget Johnson, About.com
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