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510:. The bridge replaces a barge that could transport only 60 cars a day and which was unusable many months in the year due to strong currents in the river. RAWA reports that this facilitates the heroin trade, the key to the economic miracle in Afghanistan.
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601:Extreme points of Afghanistan
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488:Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bridge
388:Afghanistan–Tajikistan border
76:Physical characteristics
1101:International rivers of Asia
1081:Tributaries of the Amu Darya
887:. 2006-10-31. Archived from
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833:. 2004-07-06. Archived from
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680:"Lower part of Pyandj River"
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726:"Pyanj River Basin Project"
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242:Lower part of Pyandj River
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250:18 July 2001
542:Afghanistan
459:Afghanistan
395:Pamir River
372:Afghanistan
368:Ochus River
212:Progression
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66:Afghanistan
1075:Categories
995:Kofarnihon
895:2006-12-10
866:2006-12-09
841:2006-12-09
812:2006-12-09
783:2008-12-04
740:2008-12-07
666:References
538:Tajikistan
515:Gunt River
468:Panj river
455:Tajikistan
415:Tajikistan
376:Tajikistan
247:Designated
173:Basin size
140:68°18′53″E
137:37°06′39″N
70:Tajikistan
18:Panj river
1060:Zeravshan
1030:Syr Darya
1020:Shakhdara
970:Fan Darya
960:Amu Darya
885:Asia-Plus
621:‹See Tfd›
384:Amu Darya
380:tributary
378:and is a
216:Amu Darya
185:Discharge
120:Amu Darya
62:Countries
1050:Yazgulem
1025:Simiganj
692:25 April
595:See also
521:in 2003.
397:and the
220:Aral Sea
57:Location
1045:Yaghnob
1000:Kyzylsu
990:Khanaka
985:Karatag
965:Bartang
625:Russian
554:Demogan
498:of the
481:Bridges
407:Khorugh
382:of the
1055:Zambar
1035:Vakhsh
955:Ak-Suu
685:Ramsar
640:: پنج
577:Darwaz
526:Langar
519:Khorog
500:bridge
451:Kevron
431:Soviet
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165:Length
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85:Source
29:Punjab
1010:Pamir
1005:Muksu
648:Tajik
629:Пяндж
607:Notes
362:PAHNJ
115:Mouth
100:Pamir
1040:Vanj
1015:Panj
975:Gunt
694:2018
652:Панҷ
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586:and
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