List of rivers of Afghanistan facts for kids

Pech River in eastern Afghanistan.

This is a list of rivers wholly or partly in Afghanistan. They are arranged geographically by river basin.

Flowing into the Arabian Sea

The Kabul River, seen here near Jalalabad

• Indus River (Pakistan)
  • Gomal River
    • Kundar River
    • Zhob River
  • Kurrum River or Karam River
  • Kabul River
    • Bara River
    • Kunar River (Kunar Rud)
      • Peche River
      • Bashgal River
    • Surkhab
    • Alingar River
    • Panjshir River
      • Ghorband River
        • Salang River
    • Logar River

Flowing into endorheic basins

Sistan Basin

Helmand River

Arghandab River

• 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-e Istadeh Lake

• Ghazni River
  • 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
  • Safid 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

Map of Principal River Drainage Systems at page 12

Images for kids

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  Aerial photograph of Helmand River in Helmand Province

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  Branches of the Kunar River meet in Nangarhar Province

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  Scenic view in western Afghanistan