Khyber Line Force front

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The Khyber Line Force front was a British Indian Army operational sector along the Khyber Pass, established to secure and advance through this key strategic route during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army formation
military operational sector
associatedWith Khyber Pass military campaigns
belligerent British Empire
conflict Second Anglo-Afghan War
country British India
establishedFor operations along the Khyber Pass
historicalContext part of British frontier policy on the North-West Frontier
locatedIn Afghan–Indian border region
North-West Frontier
location Khyber Pass
militaryRole front-line sector
objective control of passes into Afghanistan
operator British Indian Army
opposedTo Emirate of Afghanistan
partOf Khyber Line Force
purpose to advance through the Khyber Pass
to secure the Khyber Pass
strategicImportance key invasion route between British India and Afghanistan
theaterOfOperations North-West Frontier of British India
timePeriod Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880)
usedBy British Indian Army artillery units
British Indian Army cavalry units
linked to: British Indian Army

British Indian Army infantry units

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Battle of Ali Masjid front Khyber Line Force front