Kushk River
The Kushk is a river which, during a portion of its course, forms the boundary between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, and used to form the southernmost border of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The Kushk is fed by the Aq Robat and Galleh Chagar rivers in north-western Afghanistan. After 150 km, it flows into the Murghab River.Etymology
It is also known as Kushka River. The river gives its name to Kushk, the chief town in the Afghan province of Herat, situated some from the border, and to Kushka, a former military post on the border of Turkmenistan.Geography
One bridge over the river was built in 1960, it carries a railroad track. Linking Toraghundi with Serhetabat. It later had a road bridge built as well. For about 16 Kms of its path Kushk river males the border between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.The region of the Kushka River was home to the Persian leopard. In the past, the Caspian tiger and Asiatic cheetah had occurred here.
