Jada-e Maiwand

[1] The wide boulevard was built around 1948 as a modern main road cutting through the cluttered ancient alleyways.

[2] Although Kabul city has widely expanded since then, Jada-e Maiwand continues to be a go-to shopping place for many residents, for it has anything the city has and links to plenty of old bazaars and markets, such as Mandawi and Ka Foroshi (Bird Market).

The avenue is named after the 1880 Battle of Maiwand, when the Afghans were victorious over the British in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

[3] Maiwand Road was almost completely destroyed by 1994 due to the Civil War, being one of the worst damaged areas.

[5] The Minaret of the Unknown Corps (Dari: منار سپاهی گمنام) commemorates the Afghan lives that were lost in the battle of 1880.