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=Helmand=
A river of Afghanistan which, with its five principal
tributaries — the Kaj or Khud Rud, Tirin, Arghandab, Tarnak, and
Arghastan — drains all the south-western portion of the State. The
Helmand rises at Hazar Kash, in an upland valley called Chaj Hazara,
on the western slopes of the Paghman range, and runs for 300 miles
in a south-westerly direction through the Hazarajat, the least-known
tract of Afghanistan, before it passes Girishk, about 80 miles west of
Kandahar. In the Hazarajat the Helmand is joined by the Khud
Riid, and in this part of its course it is said to flow in a deep, narrow,
and frequently rocky valley, with numerous gorges. Lower down it
is joined by the Tirin, and about 35 miles south-west of Girishk by the
united waters of the Arghandab, Tarnak, and Arghastan at Kala Bist.
From this junction the course of the Helmand is still south-west,
through an arid desert, for 75 miles, when it turns west to Band-i-
Kamal Khan, and then north, finally losing itself in the Seistan
Hamun. That the whole of its lower valley was once the seat of
a large and prosperous population is evidenced by extensive ruins.
At the present day inhabitants are few, and cultivation is carried on
only in the vicinity of the river. The soil is highly fertile, and with
more care in the distribution of the water cultivation could be largely
extended. 'i'he eastern tributaries of the Helmand — namely, the
Tirin, Arghandab, and Tarnak — are rivers of considerable length ; and
though their source is not correctly known, it is believed that they rise
in the highlands to the west and south-west of Ghazni.

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Pdewan at 21:49, 17 November 2014

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OXFORD, AT THE CL..."