twelve o'clock
This force marched from Hazir-pir , and halted for the night at Jaji-Midan , at the head of the valley leading to the Darwiza Pass , through which the track runs into the Khost valley . At eight o'clock next morning , the troops moved forward . The ground was difficult , for the road ran between terraced fields on the side of the ravine , and obliged men and animals to pass in single file . It was not , therefore , until twelve o'clock that the rear guard moved out of the camp . Beyond this point , the road up the pass was not difficult . From the summit , a wide view was obtained . At the end of the valley -- six miles distant -- the plain of the Khost country was seen .