Original: Strategically located at the crossroads of major north-south and east-west trade routes , it has attracted a succession of invaders including Alexander the Great , in the fourth century B.C. Currently , the United States continues the global war on terrorism there .
Simplified: The Hindu Kush reaches a height of 7485 m. \/O/ 24,557 ft. at Nowshak , Afghanistans highest peak .