dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs tˈaɪm, nˈoʊn ˌɑːɹkiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkli æz mˈækɹəfˌeɪz θɹˈiː ˈeɪ wˈʌn, bˈɑːɹɹɪkˌɑːt wʌz pˈɑːɹt əvə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ænd kəmˈɜːʃəl nˈɛtwɜːk lˈɪŋkɪŋ mˈaʊɹiən ænd ɡɹˈiːkoʊbˈæktɹiən kˈɪŋdəmz, æz bˈoʊθ ɡɹˈiːkoʊbˈæktɹiən ænd hˌɛlənˈɪstɪk pˈɑːɾɚɹi fˈɔːɹmz wɜːɹ ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ɪnðə sˈaɪt wɪð klˈɪɹ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪps tə nˈɔːɹðɚn æfɡˈænɪstˌæn ænd sˈɛntɹəl ˈeɪʒə, dʒˈʌst lˈaɪk ˌeɪˈaɪkɑːnˈuːm.
During this time, known archaeologically as Macrophase 3a1, Barikot was part of a political and commercial network linking Mauryan and Greco-Bactrian kingdoms, as both Greco-Bactrian and Hellenistic pottery forms were introduced in the site with clear relationships to northern Afghanistan and Central Asia, just like Ai-Khanoum.