Before the political division of the area divided the Kunar and Chitral Valley between the modern nation states of Afghanistan and Pakistan, it had formed an important trade route, being the easiest way to travel from the Pamir Mountains' passes to the plains of the Indian subcontinent.
Before the political division, the Kunar and Chitral Valley had been a vital trade route connecting the Pamir Mountains to the Indian subcontinent's plains, facilitating travel between Afghanistan and Pakistan.