Day 1: Up the Khyber
Despite the bloody nose of that terrible defeat in 1842, the British returned to Khyber almost 50 years later. Recognizing that the Afghans could not be subdued by war, they sought to keep them in their place by peaceful treaty. Having made a deal with Kabul, they instructed Mortimer Durand to invent a border between Afghanistan and Queen Victoria's India.
To make things easier for everybody Durand marked the borderline with giant numerals engraved on the foothills, and they can still be seen on the Afghan side of the Pass. '1', '2', '3', '4'. The limits of the British Empire.
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- Series: Himalaya
- Chapter: Day 1: Up the Khyber
- Country/sea: Pakistan
- Place: Khyber Pass
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