Kabul river is the new name given to the ancient Greek river Cophes. The river is seven hundred kilometers long. The river flows encompassing Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sanglakh range finally joining the Indus river. In Afghanistan, Kabul river flows over three hundred miles and covering forty five miles in the Sanglakh Range, which is located in the western part of Kabul. The river drains towards the east covering Jalalabad and Kabul, northern part of the Khyber Pass entering Pakistan. Draining through the Pakistan city of Peshawar, the river meets the Indus river in the north western part of the Islamabad. There are four major tributaries of the Kabul river, mainly the
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Alingar, the Konar or the Kunar, the Lowgar and the Panjsher.
The Kabul river valley serves as a natural route for traveling to Pakistan from Afghanistan and the likewise. This natural path was used by a famous soldier, Alexander the Great. He traveled through the Valley of Kabul river and invaded India in the 4th century B.C. The water of the Kabul river is used for irrigation purpose. Besides electricity is also generated from the water with the help of hydroelectric plant. The plant stands few miles away from the confluence of the Kabul river with its tributary, Panjsher.
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