Landi Kotal

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A look at the Khyber Pass and the town on the Pakistani side of it.

Entrance to the Khyber Pass from Peshawar.

Entrance to the Khyber Pass from Peshawar.

There used to be a railway through to Kabul.

There used to be a railway through to Kabul.

The town of Landi Kotal is close to the border.

The town of Landi Kotal is close to the border.

In the money-changers' bazaar.

In the money-changers' bazaar.

Was that "Dallas" or "dollars"? Hard to say.

Was that "Dallas" or "dollars"? Hard to say.

"What is it you want?"

"What is it you want?"

At Mardan, 40 miles east of Peshawar, there's a monument to a British force that was annihilated across the border.

At Mardan, 40 miles east of Peshawar, there's a monument to a British force that was annihilated across the border.

The inscription on that monument.

The inscription on that monument.