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'''Wazir Akbar Khan''' ({{lang|ps|وزیر اکبر خان}}) is a neighbourhood in northern [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]], forming part of District 10. It is named after the 19th century Afghan Emir [[Wazir Akbar Khan]]. It is one of the wealthiest parts |
'''Wazir Akbar Khan''' ({{lang|ps|وزیر اکبر خان}}) is a neighbourhood in northern [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]], forming part of District 10. It is named after the 19th century Afghan Emir [[Wazir Akbar Khan]]. It is one of the wealthiest parts of Kabul. Many foreign embassies were located there before the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, including those of the [[Embassy of the United States, Kabul|United States]] and [[Embassy of Canada, Kabul|Canada]].<ref name=CanadianEmbassyKabul> |
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|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080114025112/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/world/embassies/mission-en.asp?MID=A54 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-01-14}}</ref> The [[Hamid Karzai International Airport]] is also located nearby Wazir Akbar Khan. |
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080114025112/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/world/embassies/mission-en.asp?MID=A54 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-01-14}}</ref> The [[Hamid Karzai International Airport]] is also located nearby Wazir Akbar Khan. |
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It is a common place for foreign workers to live. The streets are laid out on a grid with Western, two-story houses that date back to the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>[http://sacredcows.typepad.com/weblog/2007/01/banana_republic.html Sacred Cows: Banana Republic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
It is a common place for foreign workers to live. The streets are laid out on a grid with Western, two-story houses that date back to the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>[http://sacredcows.typepad.com/weblog/2007/01/banana_republic.html Sacred Cows: Banana Republic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Most of Afghanistan's national government institutions are located in the area, including the [[Arg (Kabul)|Presidential Palace]], the headquarters of the [[Resolute Support Mission]] and the German-Afghan [[Amani High School]]. |
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During the final stages of the [[2021 Taliban offensive]] with the Taliban on the borders of the city, diplomats were evacuated from the district.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-08-15|title=Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats evacuate by chopper|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-troops-arrive-afghan-capital-assist-evacuations-2021-08-14/|access-date=2022-02-08}}</ref> A deadly car bomb explosion occurred at a mosque in the neighborhood in September 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/23/casualties-after-blast-near-mosque-in-afghanistans-capital|title=Bomb goes off as worshippers exit Kabul mosque, kills at least 7|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=September 23, 2022|accessdate=September 23, 2022}}</ref> Another explosion involving a magnetic bomb occurred near a mosque in the neighborhood in November 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pakobserver.net/blast-occurs-near-wazir-mohammad-akbar-khan-mosque-in-kabul-2/|title=Blast occurs near Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Mosque in Kabul|publisher=Pakistan Observer|date=November 17, 2022|accessdate=November 17, 2022}}</ref> |
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==In popular culture== |
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The early part of the novel ''[[The Kite Runner]]'' by [[Khaled Hosseini]] is set in this suburb. |
The early part of the novel ''[[The Kite Runner]]'' by [[Khaled Hosseini]] is set in this suburb. |
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The second half of [[Max Ledman]]'s novel ''[[Conspiracy (novel)|Conspiracy]]'' takes place in this suburb.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} |
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Latest revision as of 16:34, 3 May 2024
Wazir Akbar Khan
وزیر اکبر خان | |
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 Wazir Akbar Khan in northern Kabul | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kabul |
Wazir Akbar Khan (وزیر اکبر خان) is a neighbourhood in northern Kabul, Afghanistan, forming part of District 10. It is named after the 19th century Afghan Emir Wazir Akbar Khan. It is one of the wealthiest parts of Kabul. Many foreign embassies were located there before the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, including those of the United States and Canada.[1] The Hamid Karzai International Airport is also located nearby Wazir Akbar Khan.
It is a common place for foreign workers to live. The streets are laid out on a grid with Western, two-story houses that date back to the 1960s and 1970s.[2] Most of Afghanistan's national government institutions are located in the area, including the Presidential Palace, the headquarters of the Resolute Support Mission and the German-Afghan Amani High School.
During the final stages of the 2021 Taliban offensive with the Taliban on the borders of the city, diplomats were evacuated from the district.[3] A deadly car bomb explosion occurred at a mosque in the neighborhood in September 2022.[4] Another explosion involving a magnetic bomb occurred near a mosque in the neighborhood in November 2022.[5]
Terminology
[edit]The neighborhood is named after Emir Wazir Akbar Khan, a prominent Afghan hero during the early 1840s, a son of Emir Dost Mohammad Barakzai. Akbar is Arabic for "great" and Khan means "chief/King" in Pashto.
In popular culture
[edit]The early part of the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is set in this suburb.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Embassy of Canada to Afghanistan". Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. August 22, 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ^ Sacred Cows: Banana Republic
- ^ "Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats evacuate by chopper". Reuters. 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ "Bomb goes off as worshippers exit Kabul mosque, kills at least 7". Al Jazeera. September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "Blast occurs near Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Mosque in Kabul". Pakistan Observer. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
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