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The major tributaries of the Kabul River are the Logar, Panjshir, Alingar, Surkhab, Kunar, Bara, and Swat rivers. [2] One of five bridges that crossed Kabul River during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1879-1880) era. Soldiers are pictured atop the bridge while people walk along the road in the distance and in the right foreground people sit or ...
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 .
The Kabul River — a tributary of the Indus River in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The river flows from the Hindu Kush through Kabul Province and Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab in Pakistan .
Gardez River Irrigation Embankment 259,000,000 m 3 (209,975 acre⋅ft) 1967 Shahtoot Dam: Char Asiab District, Kabul Province: Kabul River: Irrigation Gravity Under Construction [23] [24] Shah wa Arus Dam: Shakardara District, Kabul Province Shakardara River: Hydroelectricity, Irrigation Gravity 180,000 m 3 (146 acre⋅ft) 75 m (246 ft) 1.2MW ...
Kabul is also spelled as Cabool, Cabol, Kabol, or Cabul. [citation needed]Kabul was known by different names throughout its history. [23] Its meaning is unknown, but "certainly pre-dates the advent of Islam when it was an important centre on the route between India and the Hellenic world". [24]
The Naghlu Dam (Pashto: نغلو برېښناکوټ) is a gravity dam on the Kabul River in Surobi District of Kabul Province in Afghanistan. It is located 40 km (25 mi) east of the nation's capital Kabul. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectricity production. The dam supports a power station with a design capacity of 100 MW of ...
Germany will loan 40 million euros to Pakistan for the rehabilitation of the Warsak hydroelectric power station built over half a century ago on Kabul River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to Water and Power Development Authority, this is the second time that Warsak hydroelectric power station will be renovated. They plan to overcome several ...
The countries of Kabul, Kandahar and Ghazni formed the frontier region between Khorasan and the Indus. [89] This land, inhabited by the Afghan tribes (i.e. ancestors of Pashtuns), was called Afghanistan, which loosely covered a wide area between the Hindu Kush and the Indus River, principally around the Sulaiman Mountains.