Extending from the Pamirs plateau region in Afghanistan, this mountain range contains such passes as the Baroghil, the Dorah, and the Khavak, and it is the source of several of the Indus River's tributaries, as well as the source for the Amu Darya River.
Some of its outlying ranges include the Paropamisus and the Safed Koh, which consists of granites and schists, probably uplifted in the Tertiary period. Extending from the Pamirs plateau region in Afghanistan, this mountain range contains such passes as the Baroghil, the Dorah, and the Khavak, and it is the source of several of the Indus River's tributaries, as well as the source for the Amu Darya River. With its highest peak at Tirich Mir in Pakistan, FTP, identify this mountain range of central Asia that lies mostly in northeastern Afghanistan.
Some of its outlying ranges include the Paropamisus and the Safed Koh, which consists of granites and schists, probably uplifted in the Tertiary period.
{Hindu Kush}