Re: illegal immigrants
^^ on the Western side of Hindu-Kash is a desert named "Dusht-e-Kash". Now tell me Mr. Afghan (or Pushtoon, or Pukhtoon, or .......) How would you translate that?
Hindu-Koosh is a misnomer being used by both Hindutvaris, and their beardo counterparts in a show of one-upmanship. Pakistan's school level history books buy that crap without ever questioning the veracity of "hindu slaughter houses in the mountains". So where are those slaughterhouses? Where are the Hindu mass graves that these tribals may have dug following their messenger Hitler alaihe salam?
As I said, Hindu-Kash is a Persian (and not an Afghani word, Oh wait there is no Afghani language). Rivers and Mountain ranges have been used as border lines for a long time now. Simple existence of all the passes along Hindu-Kash should be a proof positive. However for the Afghans of dirt poor sense of history can't figure that out. Let's not go back 100's of years, just look at few years back. See how Afghan (oops Pushtoons, oh no Pukhtoons) bombed their own heritage in Bamyan. Now go check out Wikipedia for that too.