List of rivers of Afghanistan
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This is a list of rivers that flow wholly or partly in Afghanistan, arranged geographically by river basin.
Flowing into the Arabian Sea[edit]
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- Indus River (Pakistan)
Flowing into endorheic basins[edit]
Sistan Basin[edit]
- Harut River (or Ardaskan River)
- Farah River
- Helmand River
Ab-i Istada[edit]
Karakum Desert[edit]
- Harirud
- Jam River
- Murghab River
- Kushk River
- Kashkan River
Aral Sea basin[edit]
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- Amu Darya
- Sari Pul River, no longer reaches the Amu Darya
- Balkh River, no longer reaches the Amu Darya
- Khulm River (formerly Tashkurgan River), no longer reaches the Amu Darya
- Kunduz River (or Surkhab River)
- Khanabad River
- Andarab
- Bamiyan River
- Kokcha River
- Panj River
- Aksu (Bartang)
- Pamir River
- Wakhan River
- Shirin Tagab River, no longer reaches the Amu Darya
- Shor Darya River
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Some sources indicate that the Ab-e Istadeh lake has a seasonal outlet to the Lora River, a tributary of the Arghistan River in the Helmand basin. See Integrated Water Resources Management for the Sistan Closed Inland Delta[permanent dead link] pages 7-8
External links[edit]
- Nathan Berger (May 1992). "Afghanistan Water Constraints: Overview Analysis" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-08-31. Map of Principal River Drainage Systems at page 12
- Kamal, Gomal (May 10, 2004). "River basins and Watersheds of Afghanistan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-31.