How does the Hindu Kush connect to the Pamir range?

The Hindu Kush connects to the Pamir range at a nodal orogenic uplift known as the Pamir Knot. This high-altitude junction serves as the point from which several major Central Asian mountain ranges radiate, including the Hindu Kush, the Karakoram Range, the Kunlun Mountains, and the Tien Shan.12

From this knot, the Hindu Kush branches off and runs in a southwestward direction, forming a great mountain system that spans across Afghanistan and Pakistan. The connection point is situated near the area where the borders of Afghanistan, China, and Pakistani-administered Kashmir meet. Geologically, both the Hindu Kush and the Pamirs are part of an actively deforming, highly seismic region resulting from the ongoing collision between the Indian and Eurasian continental plates.324