The easiest access to Chitral is in the southwest along the Chitral or
Kunar Valley towards Jalalabad. This route is open all year and provides direct
access to Kabul. However the Pakistan–Afghanistan border (Durand Line) prevents
this being used as an internal route to Peshawar and the south. The other
routes are over mountain passes. To the south, the Lowari Pass (3,200 m or
10,499 ft) leads 365 km (227 mi) to Peshawar. In the north, the
easiest route during summer runs over the Broghol Pass (3,798 m or
12,460 ft) to Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor, however during winter this
route is usually
