The Spīn Ghar (Pashto: سپین غر) or Safēd Kōh (Dari: سفیدکوه, less used in this area) meaning both White Mountains, or … See more

The White Mountains are part of the western rim that separates the Indian subcontinent from the Eurasian plate.
The base of the mountains consists of Proterozoic gneisses and granites with admixtures of … See more

A 20,000 hectare biotope in the southwest of Spīn Ghar is listed as an important bird area in Afghanistan. See more

Above the nearly barren lower slopes, forests of pine and deodar cedar thrived on the main range, but devastation during the Afghan civil wars reduced timber resources. The valleys still support some agriculture.
The rivers … See more

There are a few notable mountain passes in or near the Spīn Ghar mountain range. The famous Khyber Pass crosses a spur of the Spīn Ghar. A second crossing, near Mount Sikaram, is called Peiwar Pass or Gawi Pass and c… See more

The Durand Line border formed in 1893 between Afghanistan and British India cuts through these mountains.
According to US military intelligence, many al-Qaeda fighters, including Osama bin Laden, … See more