Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque

Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque (Persian: مسجد شاه دوشمشیره, Pashto: شاه دوشمشېره جومات), the name translates to Mosque of the King of Two Swords, is a yellow two-story mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan (District 2) on Andarabi Road, just off the Kabul River and the Shah-Do Shamshira bridge in the center of the city.

Its Italian decorative stucco creates an interesting effect that some describe as ‘Afghan Baroque’.

[3] The mosque is located next to the tomb of a Mughal general, Chin Timur Khan, who was also the cousin of the central Asian conqueror Babur.

Chin Timur helped conquer much of India and is famous for the Battle of Khanwa, in which he took a leading role.

[5] In May 2024, the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) insurgency group claimed to have carried assassination against Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada while he was visiting the mosque during a trip he made to Kabul, killing three of his special security guards and injuring another.