Kushk River

The Kushk River (known in Turkmenistan as Guşgy) is a river that marks the border between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan for a section of its length, and also served as the southernmost frontier of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.

The Aq Robat and Galleh Chagar rivers in northwestern Afghanistan feed the Kushk. It feeds into the Murghab River after 150 kilometers. A train track runs beneath one of the river's bridges, which was erected in 1960. Toraghundi and Serhetabat are linked. It was afterwards followed by the construction of a road bridge. The Kushk river forms the border between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan for about 16 kilometers.

This Kushk River travels northwest and enters the Moqor River after passing through the settlement of Koshk-e Kohneh. The Chahil Dukhteran Bridge (or 'Pul-i-Kishti') originally crossed it, but it is now in ruins. The Persian leopard once roamed the Kushka River valley. The Caspian tiger and Asiatic cheetah have both been seen here in the past.

Length: 240 km