The Hindu Kush (/ kʊʃ, kuːʃ /), also known in Ancient Greek as the Caucasus Indicus (Ancient Greek: Καύκασος Ινδικός) or Paropamisadae (Ancient Greek: Παροπαμισάδαι), in Pashto and Persian as هندوکش ‎, is an 800 - kilometre - long (500 mi) mountain range that stretches near the Afghan - Pakistan border, from central Afghanistan to northern Pakistan. It forms the western section of the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region (HKH). It divides the valley of the Amu Darya (the ancient Oxus) to the north from the Indus River valley to the south.
where are the hindu kush mountains located on a map
near the Afghan - Pakistan border, from central Afghanistan to northern Pakistan