| Peche River | |
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Members of TF Spartan during an assessment of the river valley, 19 April 2008.
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| Country | Afghanistan |
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| Part of | Kunar River → Kabul River → Indus River |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Waygal River |
| Source | |
| - coordinates | |
| Secondary source | |
| - elevation | 4,476 m (14,685 ft) |
| Mouth | Kunar River |
| - location | Asadabad |
| - elevation | 812 m (2,664 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
The Pech river is located in Afghanistan. The Pech River system is fed from glaciers and snow from the Hindu Kush to its north. The river rises in central Nuristan Province and proceeds south and southeasternly through the center of Kunar Province, joining the Kunar River at the provincial capital of Asadabad. The river includes numerous tributaries forming valleys on both sides of the main river. These include the Chapa Dara, Waygal, Korengal, Watapur and Sharyak.
In the Pech Valley, Pashto as well as Askunu language is spoken. The Safi tribe of Pashtuns are the majority population in the Pech Valley. The largest settlement is Nangalam, located at the junction of the Pech River and Waygal River.
There are a series of US bases along the river valley in Kunar Province, the largest of these being Camp Blessing, located near Nangalam. In 2008 a paved road from Asadabad to Nangalam was completed along the north bank of the Pech.