Peiwar Pass
| Peiwar Pass | |
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| Kurram Pass | |
 "Guns captured at the Peiwar Kotal and parked at Kohat" photograph by John Burke (photographer) during the Second Anglo-Afghan War | |
  Peiwar Pass Location within Afghanistan  Peiwar Pass Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Peiwar Pass Location within FATA  Peiwar Pass Location within Pakistan | |
Interactive map of Peiwar Pass | |
| Third Approach | |
| Location | Afghanistan–Pakistan border |
| Range | Hindu Kush |
| Coordinates | 33°58′09″N 69°52′21″E / 33.9692°N 69.8725°E |
The Peiwar Kotal Pass, also spelled Paywar, is a mountain pass in the Kurram Valley that connects Paktia Province in Afghanistan to Kurram District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is also known as Kurram Pass.
In November 1878, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Peiwar Kotal was the site of a battle between British-led forces under Sir Frederick Roberts and Afghan forces. Roberts outmaneuvered the Afghans and secured a British victory and control of the pass.[1]
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