Afghanistan UK Bridge Magazine has a new Guest Editor for January 2019 . He is based in Kabul and works as a radio presenter and journalist.  He is local and does all his shopping and business errands in Kabul. Here is his short article about the most popular location in the city, the Mosque Pol E Khesti. All ways converge to this business area.

One Mosque and uncountable addresses!

Pol E Khesti Mosque is in the capital of Afghanistan. The most popular and common place in Kabul city, the place which have also the meaning heart of Kabul city.

This Mosque is near to Kabul River in Kabul city, it have located from the old years in the central point of Kabul city. Around the Pol E Khesti Mosque are various and dissimilar supermarkets, hotels, special living places for passengers, roads, parking lots and some other places are. From all sides of Afghanistan when people come to Kabul or crossing from Kabul to other side of the country; once a time they must meet this Mosque because this is the central area and central point of Kabul city, this area is as a special bridge for all areas and districts of Kabul province; some time for all Afghanistan too.

People who need and want to come from other provinces of Afghanistan to Kabul or need and want to go from one side of Afghanistan to other side by Kabul way; once a time they see and they look forward the Pol E Kheshti Mosque and they cross this area without any hope, because in this area where is location of Pol E Khesti Mosque: here is all best needs and best things of life, by other word this area is the central point of Kabul city.

Pol E Khesti Mosque is near to presidential palace of Afghanistan in Kabul city, around this Mosque is the area which have the huge and unique most beautiful trade centers and trade places which are not being in other parts of Afghanistan. Front of the Pol E Khesti Mosque is a wide road nearby to Kabul River, which have small shops besides the road, at the right side of Pol E Khesti Mosque is a wide square, which have much bus stops and parking lots from various  areas and to various areas; this square connect the most areas and districts of Kabul province; also this square connect Kabul to other provinces such as Logar, Nangrahar, Paktia, Khost, Wardak, Kapisa, Paktika, Laghman, Baghlan and some other provinces too. Many various huge number of trade centers and supermarkets, such as carpets, travel agencies, foods, dry and fresh fruits, Tailors & clothes, fabrics, jackets and scarfs , shoes and watches, special hotels, butcher shop, and some others big markets are behind of Pol E Khesti Mosque. At the left side of this Mosque are the most popular and huge number of markets of gold, banks, exchanges money, unique hotels, and some other best and big markets are which are not being without this area in all Afghanistan,

One young boy who putted pens in one small bag for sale; which is made from the threads of silk, he walking around the Pol E Khesti Mosque to find for pens customers and clients.

He says; “Every day before 8:00am I am coming here to sell pens until 7:00pm and the dark and cold evening I go to home back, during the day when I become bored then I going to Pol E Kheshti Mosque for worship and for pray; in the public gate of the Mosque people buy from me much pens.”

The huge number of people are coming from all sides of Afghanistan to this area where is Pol E Kheshti Mosque, they coming for works, selling, buying and for some other trade deals in various times.

About the published year of Pol E Kheshti Mosque I interviewed and asked about 30 people, with some local interviews with various people who is in age 40-70 and know about Pol E Kheshti Mosque, most of them told me that the real date of published of Pol E Kheshti Mosque is not correct in our information it mean the publish date of this Mosque is not in them minds and study but they believe about this Mosque that this Mosque is from very old years, much people don’t have the publish date of this Mosque, but For the people of Afghanistan this area and this Mosque is most famous and likely; this area and Mosque have deep and unique place in the hearts of the people of Afghanistan: they use this area and this Mosque for much various and dissimilar  addresses!

By Mahmodulhassan Alokozay