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

Flowing into the Arabian Sea

• 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

• 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

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.