Afghan Royal Palace : Revisited

Sunday, 13th November 2005 by

Remember the Afghan Royal Palace? Well David Quin from Melbourne had seen it from ground level and took photos! He writes:

I was in Kabul in September 2003 working with the UN, writing the software for the voter's registration system used during 2004. Whilst there had a good look around the palace. It had indeed been a magnificent building - but has (as the aerial photo shows) been extensively damaged and looted.

It is in quite a state:

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Check out the UXO (UneXploded Ordnance) warnings and the shell half-buried in the ground in the third photo.

Thanks David!