Kabul River

The Kabul River is a river rises in the Sanglakh Range of Afghanistan, separated from the watershed of the Helmand by the Unai Pass. It flows 700km before joining the Indus River in Pakistan, passing Kabul, Chaharbagh, Jalalabad, and , flowing into Pakistan some 30 km north of the Khyber Pass, Nowshera. The major tributaries of the Kabul River are the Logar, Panjshir, Kunar and Alingar rivers.

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Sanglakh Range - Afghanistan - Helmand - Unai Pass - Indus River - Pakistan - Kabul - Chaharbagh - Jalalabad - Khyber Pass - Nowshera - Tributaries - Logar - Panjshir - Kunar - Alingar

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The Kabul itself is little more than a trickle for most of the year, but swells in summer due to melting snows. Its largest tributary is the Kunar, which starts out as the Mastuj river, flowing from the Chiantar glacier in Chitral, Pakistan and once it flows south into Afghanistan it is met by the Bashgal river flowing from Nurestan. The Kunar meets the Kabul near Jalalabad. In spite of the Kunar carrying more water than the Kabul, the river continues as Kabul River after this confluence, mainly for the political and historical significance of the name.

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Chitral - Nurestan - Jalalabad

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