List of rivers of Afghanistan

Aerial photograph of Helmand River in Helmand Province

Branches of the Kunar River meet in Nangarhar Province

Scenic view in western Afghanistan

This is a list of rivers that flow wholly or partly in Afghanistan, arranged geographically by river basin.

Flowing into the Arabian Sea

Pech River in eastern Afghanistan.

The Kabul River, seen here near Jalalabad

• Indus River (Pakistan)
  • Gomal River
    • Kundar River
    • Zhob River
  • Kurram River
  • Kabul River
    • Bara River
    • Kunar River
      • Pech River
      • Landai Sin River
    • Surkhab
    • Alingar River
    • Panjshir River
      • Ghorband River
        • Salang River
    • Logar River

Flowing into endorheic basins

Sistan Basin

• Harut River (or Ardaskan River)
• Farah River
• Helmand River
  • Khash River
  • Arghandab River
    • Dori River
      • Tarnak River
      • Arghistan River
        • Lora River
  • Musa Qala River
  • Tirin River
  • Kaj River

Ab-i Istada

• Ghazni River^[1]
  • Jilga River

Karakum Desert

• Harirud
  • Jam River
• Murghab River
  • Kushk River
  • Kashkan River

Aral Sea basin

Afghanistan-Tajikistan bridge over the Amu Darya river in 2007.

• 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
    • Anjuman
  • Panj River
    • Aksu (Bartang)
    • Pamir River
    • Wakhan River
  • Shirin Tagab River, no longer reaches the Amu Darya
    • Shor Darya River

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan
• Water supply in Afghanistan

References

1. 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

• 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.