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Kabul River (or Kabal River; )(Pashto: ???? ????), classically called the Cophes , is a river that rises in the Sanglakh Range
Sanglakh Range

The Sanglakh Range is an offshoot of the Hindukush, just west of Kabul. Its main peak is the Unai; Both the Helmand River and the Kabul River rise in the Sanglakh Range, separated by the Unai Pass....
 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
, separated from the watershed of the Helmand
Helmand River

The Helmand River is the longest river in Afghanistan and the primarily drainage basin for the Endorheic basin Sistan Basin.The Helmand river stretches for 1,150 km ....
 by the Unai Pass
Unai Pass

Unai Pass traverses the Sanglakh Range, an offshoot of the Hindukush, west of Kabul. It is the main road connection of Kabul with Hazarajat....
. It is the main river in the eastern part of Afghanistan. It flows 700 km before joining the Indus River
Indus River

File:Indian subcontinent CIA.pngThe Indus River is the longest river in Pakistan and the twenty-first largest river in the world, in terms of annual flow, on the Indian Subcontinent....
 near Attock
Attock

Attock , the headquarters of Attock District, is a city located in the northern border of the Punjab province of Pakistan, and also a border district on the river Indus....
. It passes through the cities of Kabul
Kabul

Kabul is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately three million. It is an economic and cultural centre, situated 5,900 foot above sea level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains along the Kabul River....
, Chaharbagh, Jalalabad
Jalalabad

Jalalabad is a city in eastern Afghanistan. Located at the junction of the Kabul River and Kunar River rivers near the Laghman Province, Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar province....
, and (flowing into Pakistan some 30 km north of the Khyber Pass
Khyber Pass

The Khyber Pass, is the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan.Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a Military strategy military location....
) Nowshera
Nowshera

Nowshera - known locally as "Now-khaar" or "Now-Shaar" is the chief city of Nowshera District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan....
.






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Kabul River (or Kabal River; )(Pashto: ???? ????), classically called the Cophes , is a river that rises in the Sanglakh Range
Sanglakh Range

The Sanglakh Range is an offshoot of the Hindukush, just west of Kabul. Its main peak is the Unai; Both the Helmand River and the Kabul River rise in the Sanglakh Range, separated by the Unai Pass....
 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
, separated from the watershed of the Helmand
Helmand River

The Helmand River is the longest river in Afghanistan and the primarily drainage basin for the Endorheic basin Sistan Basin.The Helmand river stretches for 1,150 km ....
 by the Unai Pass
Unai Pass

Unai Pass traverses the Sanglakh Range, an offshoot of the Hindukush, west of Kabul. It is the main road connection of Kabul with Hazarajat....
. It is the main river in the eastern part of Afghanistan. It flows 700 km before joining the Indus River
Indus River

File:Indian subcontinent CIA.pngThe Indus River is the longest river in Pakistan and the twenty-first largest river in the world, in terms of annual flow, on the Indian Subcontinent....
 near Attock
Attock

Attock , the headquarters of Attock District, is a city located in the northern border of the Punjab province of Pakistan, and also a border district on the river Indus....
. It passes through the cities of Kabul
Kabul

Kabul is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately three million. It is an economic and cultural centre, situated 5,900 foot above sea level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains along the Kabul River....
, Chaharbagh, Jalalabad
Jalalabad

Jalalabad is a city in eastern Afghanistan. Located at the junction of the Kabul River and Kunar River rivers near the Laghman Province, Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar province....
, and (flowing into Pakistan some 30 km north of the Khyber Pass
Khyber Pass

The Khyber Pass, is the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan.Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a Military strategy military location....
) Nowshera
Nowshera

Nowshera - known locally as "Now-khaar" or "Now-Shaar" is the chief city of Nowshera District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan....
. The major tributaries of the Kabul River are the Logar
Logar River

Logar River is a river of Afghanistan. It gives the name to the Logar Valley and Logar Province.The Logar River drains a wide tract of country, rising in the southern slopes of the Sanglakh Range and receiving affluents from the Kharwar hills, north-east of Ghazni....
, Panjshir
Panjshir River

The Panjshir River flows through the Panjshir Valley in northeastern Afghanistan, 150km north of Kabul. It flows southward through the Hindu Kush and adjoins the Kabul River near Sarobi....
, Kunar
Kunar River

The Kunar River is about 480 km long, located in eastern Afghanistan and north-western Pakistan. The Kunar river system is fed from melting glaciers and snow of the Hindu Kush mountains....
 and Alingar
Alingar River

The Alingar River is a river in eastern Afghanistan. It is one of the major tributaries of the Kabul River. It gives its name to Alingar District in Laghman Province and also passes through Mihtarlam in Mihtarlam District....
 and Bara
Bara River

Bara River is river in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The Bara River enters the Peshawar of south Jamrud Fort and flows in the North-easterly direction to the Nowshera District, eventually joining the Kabul River....
 rivers.

The Kabul river 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 river, which starts out as the Mastuj River, flowing from the Chiantar glacier in Chitral
Chitral District

Chitral is a Districts of Pakistan in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Chitral. It has an area of 14,850 km? and a population of 318,689 at the 1998 Census, which had subsequently risen to about 378,000 people by 2004....
, Pakistan and once it flows south into Afghanistan it is met by the Bashgal river flowing from Nurestan
Nurestan Province

Nuristan is a region embedded in the south of Hindu Kush valleys. Its capital is Parun, Afghanistan. It was formerly known as Kafiristan until its forced Islamization in 1896 brought light to the area....
. The Kunar meets the Kabul near Jalalabad. In spite of the Kunar carrying more water than the Kabul, the river continues as the Kabul River after this confluence, mainly for the political and historical significance of the name.

Kabul River in History


This river is attested in the Rig Veda, the earliest scripture of Hinduism
Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
, under the name Kubha (many of the rivers of Afghanistan are mentioned in the Rig Veda). The Sanskrit word later changed to Kabul.

Biruni also called it "the River of Ghorwand".

The Kabul River later gave its name to the region and eventually to the settlement of Kabul
Kabul

Kabul is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately three million. It is an economic and cultural centre, situated 5,900 foot above sea level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains along the Kabul River....
.

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