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The Amu Darya (/ ˌ ɑː m uː ˈ d ɑːr j ə / AH-moo DAR-yə), [a] (Persian: آمو دریا) also shortened to Amu and historically known as the Oxus (/ ˈ ɒ k s ə s / OK-səss), [2] [b] is a major river in Central Asia, which flows through Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan.
Afghanistan-Tajikistan bridge over the Amu Darya river in 2007. 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 ...
When construction of the canal began in 2022, Afghanistan was still not a party to any regional or international treaty on using transboundary river waters. [15] As such, no pre-arranged dispute resolution procedures were in place to address the other Amu River basin countries concerns.
The Qosh Tepa irrigation canal will divert up to 20 percent of the flow of the Amu Darya river, increasing tensions with downstream, water-starved Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the latter of which ...
The nearest other bridge across the Amu Darya is some 120 kilometers (74.6 mi) to the west, a pipeline bridge crossing the Afghanistan-Turkmenistan border from/to the Lebap Region. Before the Soviet–Afghan War there was no fixed road or rail link between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union.
The Panj River from space. The Panj (UK: / ˈ p æ n dʒ / PANJ, US: / ˈ p ɑː n dʒ / PAHNJ), [a] traditionally known as the Ochus River, is a river in Afghanistan and Tajikistan and a tributary of the Amu Darya. The river is 921 kilometres (572 mi) long and has a basin area of 114,000 square kilometres (44,000 sq mi). [2]
The Kunduz River (Persian: رود قندوز) is a tributary of the Amu Darya in northern Afghanistan. It rises in Bamyan Province in the Hindu Kush, and in its upper reaches is also known as the Bamyan River or the Surkhab River. After passing through Baghlan and Kunduz provinces, the Kunduz River merges into the Amu Darya.
The Kunduz River valley dominates the Kunduz Province. The river flows irregularly from south to north into the Amu Darya river which forms the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. A newly constructed bridge crosses the Amu Darya at Sherkhan Bandar and the international trade is a large source of Kunduz's economy. The river, its ...