Kabul Library

{{Short description|Library in Kabul, Afghanistan}}

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Kabul Library is one of Afghanistan's oldest and largest libraries, located in the capital Kabul. It includes books in many languages and topics including a vast majority in Persian/Dari, Pashto, Urdu, Russian, and Arabic. The library was built by King Amanullah Khan. It still exists today and is open to public. Most of the books are imported from Iran and they are in the Persian language. The library is said to have 220,000 books, of which 180,000 are in Persian/Dari.{{cite web|last=Chrestomather|title=Kabul Public Library|url=http://amitavghosh.com/blog/?p=2418|work=Amitav Ghosh|accessdate=30 May 2014}} This library is seen as a symbol of the progress towards gender equality and access to education in Afghanistan.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/21/world/asia/afghanistan-libraries-women-taliban.html|title = They Built Libraries to Honor Loved Ones, Women Felled by Bombings|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 21 February 2021|last1 = Faizi|first1 = Fatima|last2 = Nordland|first2 = Rod}}