RELIEF, RIVERS

Afghanistan - mountain country. From Northeast on a Southwest is stretched of Gindukush, in north both South - plain and plateau. 
It is usually accepted to subdivide Gindukush into East and Western (Central), spending border on pass Andguman. In extreme East of Gindukush is similar to East of Pamir: the rather low and smoothly rising mountain ridges cutting by wide river valleys, which bottom lay at height 3000-4000 m above a sea level. Further, to West, slopes of an extensive raising East of Gingukush is deep cutting meridian by valleys, that results in isolation around - the clock of mountain circuits of Afghan's Badakhshan and Nuristan.
The main peaks of East Gindukush, combined of granites, achieve more than 6000 m. Here there is a best point of Afghanistan - mountain Naushak (7455 m).
The basic rivers - Amudarya, Murgab, Gerirud, Gilmend, Kabul. The rivers of the country, on a significant extent proceeding in mountain areas, have the large stocks of hydraulic power. Opposite, for navigation the river network almost has no importance. In mountains of the river strongly rough, and on plains of their water understand on irrigation.