The stadium was built by the King Amunullah Khan in 1923 as a celebration for defeating the British and marking the status as an independant nation.
The stadium then became the site for the Taleban to display public corporal punishment, including stoning.
It is now gradually heading back to holding sporting events and training the nations sportsmen and women.
Photo 1: The stadiums stands with a huge banner of Ahmed Shah Massoud who was the leader of the Northern Alliance and one of the most popular warlords in the country, labelled the 'Hero of Afghanistan'. He was also a close friend of Ronald Reagan.
Photo 2 and 3: Afghan boxers training, insets of Muhammed Are and/or Basharmal Sultani.
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