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Attractions in Afghanistan

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Afghanistan, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

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Sight · AfghanistanPul-e Malan

Ancient stone walls with city buildings in background

Sight · AfghanistanBala Hissar & City Walls

a large white building with a fence around it

Sight · AfghanistanMinaret of Jam

Babur Garden

Park · AfghanistanBabur Garden

a large stone structure

Sight · AfghanistanBuddha Niches

Mausoleum of Abdur Rahman Khan

Sight · AfghanistanMausoleum of Abdur Rahman Khan

Green valley with rolling hills and power lines

Zoo · KabulKabul Zoo

a picture of a building that looks like a mosque

Shrine · Mazar-i-SharifHoly Shrine of Hazrat Ali

a large building with a flag on top of it

Stadium · KabulKabul Football Stadium

The Green Dome and minarets of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina under a clear sky

Sight · KandaharMosque of the Hair of the Prophet

Shahr-e Gholghola

Sight · BamyanShahr-e Gholghola

Baba Wali Shrine

Sight · AfghanistanBaba Wali Shrine

A cemetery with rows of headstones in the grass

Sight · KabulBritish Cemetery

a large building with a flag on top of it

Sight · AfghanistanTakht-e Safar

Sight · AfghanistanMausoleum of Gowhar Shad

Sight · AfghanistanNational Gallery

Sight · AfghanistanKabul Museum

Sight · AfghanistanMusalla Complex & Minarets

Sight · AfghanistanAhmed Shah Durrani Mausoleum

Sight · AfghanistanMosque of the Sacred Cloak

Landmark · HeratHerat Citadel - Ancient Alexandria Ariana

Sight · AfghanistanOmar Land Mine Museum

Sight · AfghanistanMausoleum of Timur Shah

Sight · AfghanistanShrine of Hazrat Ali

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