List of rivers of Afghanistan

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^[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
- 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

References

↑ 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

Other websites

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 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-31.