Paghman Hill Castle

Paghman Hill Castle is a palace located in the town of Paghman, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. It opened to the public in 2014 for Nowruz. It was planned to be used for major festivals. The castle and surrounding areas are used as a presidential retreat and a location to host foreign guests. The palace is located less than 10 kilometers from Qargha Lake.

Hajji Dunya Gul Niazi Jamia Masjid

Hajji Dunya Gul Niazi Jamia Masjid is a mosque in the city of Mihtarlam in Laghman Province, Afghanistan. Construction work on two mosques was launched in 2017. The second mosque opened in 2021 and has a capacity of 2,000 worshippers at a time. The two

Qala-e-Seraj

Qala-e-Seraj is a palace located in Mihtarlam, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. It was built by Amir Habibullah Khan c. 1912–13 to spend his winters there. Local officials spent 22 million Afs to rebuild the castle in 2020

Zadian Minaret

The Zadian Minaret is a minaret in Zadian, Balkh Province in north Afghanistan. It is located in the remote region of the Dawlatabat District, in northwestern Balkh Province

Taq-e Zafar

The Taq-e Zafar is a triumphal arch located at the front of the gardens in Paghman, Afghanistan. The famous victory arch commemorates Afghan independence after the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919

Mahdi Yovari

Mahdi Yovari is an Afghan sports shooter. He competed in the men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, marking the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. Yovari finished 47th in the qualification round

Pakistan at the 2019 World Athletics Championships

Pakistan competed at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar, from 27 September-6 October 2019, with their sole athlete, Arshad Nadeem, competing in the men's javelin throw event

Fahim Anwari

Fahim Anwari is an Afghan swimmer with two Afghan national records. He is a member of Afghanistan’s national swimming team. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan, Anwari trained at Qargha Lake. In April 2021, ANOC announced that Anwari will become

List of castles in Afghanistan

This is a list of fortifications in Afghanistan, including fortresses and castles, arranged alphabetically

Red Army intervention in Afghanistan (1930)

The Red Army intervention in Afghanistan in 1930 was a special operation of the Central Asian Military District command to destroy the Basmachi economic bases and exterminate their manpower in Afghanistan. The operation was carried out by parts of the

Jack Lynn (soccer)

Jack Lynn is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Orlando City in Major League Soccer