Safed Koh is additionally known as the "white mountain", Spin Ghar , the Indian Caucasus as late as the nineteenth century. the Safīd Mountain Range likewise to the Morga Range, is a mountain region in eastern Afghanistan that reaches far to North-Western the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Its tallest summit, straight and solid Mount Sikaram, soars over all adjacent peaks to 4,761 meters (15,620 ft) above the mean level of the sea. The Kabul River, which originates in Afghanistan, divides a tiny valley through the Safēd Kōh Mountains to flow eastward into the Indus River; alternatively, the range links right away with the Shandur Top branch of the Hindu Kush mountain chain. Moreover, The Khyber Pass spans the peak of the Safēd Kōh mountain. The nearby city to Safed Koh is Parachinar of Pakistan. Above the virtually dry lower slopes down, trees of pine and deodar cedar grew on the main range, but they are damaged during the Afghan civil war and limited wood-based materials availability. The valleys there still sustain minor agricultural activities.
According to the US intelligence agencies, several al-Qaeda extremists notably Osama Bin Laden took advantage of the Safed Koh range to make their way to Pakistan during the Tora Bora battle that took place in 2001.
From the year 2004, the Safēd Kōh range of mountains has
been an important region and theater for multiple battles carried out by the
foreign militants of al-Qaeda and the joint-warfare commander of Pakistan Armed
Forces to avert foreign fighters' infiltration into Pakistan.
