1.(Placename) the capital of Afghanistan, in the northeast of the country at an altitude of 1800 m (5900 ft) on theKabul River: over 3000 years old, with a strategic position commanding passes through the Hindu Kush and main routes to the Khyber Pass; destroyed and rebuilt many times; ...
Ironically, 225 police personnel from various police stations were deployed only near the venue. Autorickshaw driver Asif said, It was all packed near the Tolichowki. I did not know how to get out of it. Here too, there is so much traffic because people have to get down and give money...
High mountain passes, generally situated between 12,000 and 15,000 feet (3,600 to 4,600 metres) above sea level, are of great strategic importance and include the Shebar Pass, located northwest of Kabul where the Bābā Mountains branch out from the Hindu Kush, and the storied Khyber Pass...