Habibia High School
Location
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Ayub Khan Mina, District 8, Kabul

Afghanistan
Coordinates34°30′00.00″N 69°08′59.34″E / 34.5000000°N 69.1498167°E / 34.5000000; 69.1498167
Information
Established1903[1]
PrincipalSayed Naasir Askarzada[1]
Teaching staff250[1]
Number of students7579

Habibia High School (Dari: لیسه عالی حبیبیه) is a school in Kabul, Afghanistan which has educated many of the former and current Afghan elite, including former Presidents Ashraf Ghani and Hamid Karzai, as well as musician Ahmad Zahir. It was founded by King Habibullah Khan in 1903 and is considered one of the oldest Schools In Afghanistan.[1] It is situated in the south of the city in a district known as Karteh Seh.

Over 18,000 students are studying in three different shifts. The undergraduate enrollment is approximately 2000 students.

History

A stamp of Afghanistan from 1921 depicting the school

It suffered severe damage during the civil war of the 1990s between the different mujahideen factions who had ousted the communist government of Mohammad Najibullah in 1992.

The Indian government funded the rebuilding of the school in 2003, it committed $5 million for the restoration project. The restoration was completed in two years and the school was reopened in August 2005, by Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.[1]

In November 2021, a powerful magnetic roadside bomb exploded near the school.[2][3]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "A F G H A N N E W S" (PDF). Indian Embassy in Kabul. February 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Blast rocks Afghan capital Kabul, no casualties confirmed". Xinhua. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. ^ Jan, Sediq (30 November 2021). "5 injured in blast near school in Kabul". Afghanistan Times. Retrieved 30 November 2021.


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