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Wazīr Akbar Khān, Kabul — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Wazīr Akbar Khān is a central Kabul neighbourhood inside District 10, named for the Emir who ruled Afghanistan in 1842.
About Wazīr Akbar Khān
Where to stay in Wazīr Akbar Khān
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Embassy ground shapes the streets. Wazīr Akbar Khān holds many of the foreign missions in Kabul, among them the embassies of the United States and Canada, together with UN agencies and Afghan companies that sit in and around the neighbourhood. That mix makes it one of the wealthiest parts of Kabul.
Rooms near the Arg and Daoud Khan Military Hospital put government and institutional business within the same District 10 grid.
About Wazīr Akbar Khān
What are the main landmarks in Wazīr Akbar Khān?
Three addresses stand out. The Arg, Daoud Khan Military Hospital and Amani High School sit in or around Wazīr Akbar Khān, which gives a residential neighbourhood a share of the institutions of Kabul. Embassies add to the count, the United States and Canada among them.
National government bodies and UN agencies work from the same streets, so the district reads as an administrative address as much as a place to live.
What is the history of Wazīr Akbar Khān?
The name honours an Emir. Wazīr Akbar Khān was Emir of Afghanistan from December 1842 until April 1843, and the Kabul neighbourhood named in his honour lies in the central part of the city. District 10 covers it.
Later use turned it into a diplomatic and institutional quarter, with foreign embassies, UN agencies and national government bodies taking addresses there.
Where is Wazīr Akbar Khān?
Wazīr Akbar Khān lies in the central part of Kabul, forming a piece of the city's District 10 in Afghanistan.
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Updated September 2026