<P> 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 . </P>
where is hindu kush mountains located on a map
near the Afghan - Pakistan border , from central Afghanistan to northern Pakistan