▁and ▁Europe . ▁Through ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Pass , ▁Gand h ara ▁( in ▁present - day ▁Pakistan ) ▁became ▁a ▁regional ▁center ▁of ▁trade ▁connecting ▁B agram ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁to ▁ ▁Tax ila ▁in ▁Pakistan , ▁adding ▁Indian ▁lux ury ▁goods ▁such ▁as ▁iv ory , ▁pe pper , ▁and ▁text iles ▁to ▁the ▁Sil k ▁Road ▁commerce . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁Muslim ▁invas ions ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁sub cont inent , ▁the ▁famous ▁inv aders ▁coming ▁through ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Pass ▁are ▁Mah m ud ▁Gh az nav i , ▁and ▁the ▁Afghan ▁Muhammad ▁G hor i ▁and ▁the ▁Turk ic - M ong ols . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁S ik hs ▁under ▁Ran j it ▁Singh ▁captured ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Pass ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁S ikh ▁general ▁H ari ▁Singh ▁N al wa , ▁who ▁man ned ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Pass ▁for ▁years , ▁became ▁a ▁household ▁name ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Pass ▁lies ▁the ▁country ▁of ▁the ▁M ull ag ori ▁tribe . ▁To ▁the ▁south ▁is ▁Afr idi ▁T ira h , ▁while ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁Pass ▁itself ▁are ▁Afr idi ▁cl ans men . ▁Through out ▁the ▁centuries ▁the ▁Pas ht un ▁cl ans , ▁particularly ▁the ▁Afr id is ▁and ▁the ▁Afghan ▁Shin war is , ▁have ▁regarded ▁the ▁Pass ▁as ▁their ▁own ▁preserve ▁and ▁have ▁lev ied ▁a ▁to ll ▁on ▁trav ellers ▁for