the bolan gorge is a passes through the toba kakar pass of alps on the border of pakistan . the british kept the threat of a russian invaded of india spanning the himalayas and goku passes very lightly so in 1837 , a european envoy was sent to kabul to garner support of the emir , dost mohammed . in january of 1839 , the british army under sir william keane taken 12 , 000 men through the goku pass and exited kandahar .
the turkish army crossed the tirol asadullah range of mountains in 1839 .