| Peiwar Pass | |||||
| Location: | Afghanistan–Pakistan border | ||||
| Range: | Hindu Kush | ||||
| Map: | Afghanistan#Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#FATA#Pakistan | ||||
| Map Relief: | y | ||||
| Label Position: | bottom | ||||
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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.
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]