The largest mosque of Kabul is the Id Gah Mosque This beautiful and enormous mosque is the main center for Islamic and Afghanis national celebrations . Built by Abdor Rahman Khan in 1893, the Id Gah Mosque is the most important religious site in Afghanistan. This Kabul Mosque is located in Shar-e –Barq and has become one of the popular tourist destinations.
Kabul: The Heart of Ancient Afghanistan
Most people think that Kabul is dangerous and if you watch the news it sure seems that way, yet despite the tension there are no lack of people in Kabul for a visit hoping to get shown around. This doesn’t come as a surprise to Kabul City Tours since we have seen so many in the Afghani diaspora return to their ancient home seeking answers and information about the places that until recently were just stories.
Kabul People: Hamed Wardak
Hamed Wardak is an Afghan-American and founder and CEO of NCL Holdings, LLC. NCL Holdings, LLC is a global professional services company that has helped to generate local employment in Afghanistan. Hamed Wardak was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and was raised in Pakistan and the United States.
Hamed Wardak was the valedictorian of Georgetown University in 1997, where he received his BA in Government and Political Theory. He was elected to be an American Rhodes Scholar and read for the M. Phil and M. Litt in Politics at the University of Oxford. During his early career, he worked in mergers and acquisitions at Merrill Lynch in New York and Palo Alto, California. From 2004-2005 Hamed Wardak was a Managing Director for International Operations with Technologists, Inc.
Along with his work as the founder and CEO of NCL Holdings, Hamed Wardak is also a philanthropist and activist for Afghan causes. He is one of the six founders of the Campaign for a US-Afghanistan Partnership (CUSAP). He is a founder of Fedayeen-e-Sol, a civil society movement aimed at creating national and governmental reform in Afghanistan. Hamed Wardak is also a founding vice-president of the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce. His father is Abdul Rahim Wardak, the Defense Minister of Afghanistan.