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The new highway, which has been opened to traffic, follows the left bank of the Kabul River for 6 miles out of Kabul, and then crosses over to the right bank, connecting with the old highway before reaching the Sarobi gorge.
From Butkhak to Kabul, a distance of 11 miles, the road passes through a spacious plain. This is the valley of Kabul. Midway between Butkhak and Kabul, just on the bank of the river Lohgar, a beautiful garden attracts the attention of the visitor. This is called Bagrami, a pleasant resting place for those who want to travel slowly. From here Kabul is not more than four miles distant.
Below is the table showing the various stages and their distances in English miles :
PESHAWAR TO KABUL
En route the Khyber and Lataband Passes :
Stages Distance Distances
in miles between stages
Peshawar starting point 0
Jamrud 9 9
Landi-Kotal 30 21
Landi-Khana 34½ 4½
Torkham (Afghan Frontier Post) 35 ½
Dakka 42 7
Barikao 63 21
Jalalabad 82 19
Daronta 91 9
End of Laghman Valley 116 25
Sarobi 134 18
Highest Point of Lataband Pass 154 20
Butkhak 170 16
Kabul 181 11
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